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130th meridian east (interactive map)

Themeridian 130° east ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude^[1] that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Asia,Australia, theIndian Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 130th meridian east forms agreat ellipse with the50th meridian west.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 130th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N130°0′E / 90.000°N 130.000°E /90.000; 130.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°14′N130°0′E / 77.233°N 130.000°E /77.233; 130.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
71°5′N130°0′E / 71.083°N 130.000°E /71.083; 130.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from55°44′N130°0′E / 55.733°N 130.000°E /55.733; 130.000 (Amur Oblast)
49°0′N130°0′E / 49.000°N 130.000°E /49.000; 130.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from43°51′N130°0′E / 43.850°N 130.000°E /43.850; 130.000 (Jilin)
42°58′N130°0′E / 42.967°N 130.000°E /42.967; 130.000 (North Korea)	North Korea
42°0′N130°0′E / 42.000°N 130.000°E /42.000; 130.000 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
33°27′N130°0′E / 33.450°N 130.000°E /33.450; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island ofKyūshū —Saga Prefecture —Nagasaki Prefecture — from33°2′N130°0′E / 33.033°N 130.000°E /33.033; 130.000 (Nagasaki)
32°45′N130°0′E / 32.750°N 130.000°E /32.750; 130.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea
32°23′N130°0′E / 32.383°N 130.000°E /32.383; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island ofShimoshima —Kumamoto Prefecture
32°14′N130°0′E / 32.233°N 130.000°E /32.233; 130.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea	Passing just east of theKoshikijima Islands,Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at31°49′N129°56′E / 31.817°N 129.933°E /31.817; 129.933 (Koshikijima Islands)) Passing just east of the island ofKuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at31°49′N129°57′E / 31.817°N 129.950°E /31.817; 129.950 (Kuroshima)) Passing just west of the island ofKuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at30°28′N130°8′E / 30.467°N 130.133°E /30.467; 130.133 (Kuchinoerabujima))
30°0′N130°0′E / 30.000°N 130.000°E /30.000; 130.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island ofKuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at29°57′N129°56′E / 29.950°N 129.933°E /29.950; 129.933 (Kuchinoshima))
28°21′N130°0′E / 28.350°N 130.000°E /28.350; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island ofKikai —Kagoshima Prefecture
28°18′N130°0′E / 28.300°N 130.000°E /28.300; 130.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
0°14′N130°0′E / 0.233°N 130.000°E /0.233; 130.000 (Halmahera Sea)	Halmahera Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
1°45′S130°0′E / 1.750°S 130.000°E /-1.750; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofMisool
2°1′S130°0′E / 2.017°S 130.000°E /-2.017; 130.000 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
2°59′S130°0′E / 2.983°S 130.000°E /-2.983; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSeram
3°29′S130°0′E / 3.483°S 130.000°E /-3.483; 130.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing through theBanda Islands (at4°33′S130°0′E / 4.550°S 130.000°E /-4.550; 130.000 (Banda Islands))
6°18′S130°0′E / 6.300°S 130.000°E /-6.300; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSerua, Indonesia
6°19′S130°0′E / 6.317°S 130.000°E /-6.317; 130.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
7°42′S130°0′E / 7.700°S 130.000°E /-7.700; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofDawera
7°44′S130°0′E / 7.733°S 130.000°E /-7.733; 130.000 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea	Passing just west ofBathurst Island,Northern Territory, Australia (at11°47′S130°1′E / 11.783°S 130.017°E /-11.783; 130.017 (Bathurst Island))
13°31′S130°0′E / 13.517°S 130.000°E /-13.517; 130.000 (Australia)	Australia	Northern Territory South Australia — from26°0′S130°0′E / 26.000°S 130.000°E /-26.000; 130.000 (South Australia)
31°35′S130°0′E / 31.583°S 130.000°E /-31.583; 130.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of theSouthern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S130°0′E / 60.000°S 130.000°E /-60.000; 130.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
65°59′S130°0′E / 65.983°S 130.000°E /-65.983; 130.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory,claimed by Australia

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