127th meridian east

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127th meridian east

The meridian 127° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 127th meridian east forms a great circle with the 53rd meridian west.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 127th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 127°0′E / 90.000°N 127.000°E / 90.000; 127.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°34′N 127°0′E / 77.567°N 127.000°E / 77.567; 127.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
73°27′N 127°0′E / 73.450°N 127.000°E / 73.450; 127.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 127°0′E / 55.700°N 127.000°E / 55.700; 127.000 (Amur Oblast)
51°0′N 127°0′E / 51.000°N 127.000°E / 51.000; 127.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from 45°0′N 127°0′E / 45.000°N 127.000°E / 45.000; 127.000 (Jilin) Heilongjiang — for about 10 km from 44°47′N 127°0′E / 44.783°N 127.000°E / 44.783; 127.000 (Heilongjiang) Jilin — from 44°43′N 127°0′E / 44.717°N 127.000°E / 44.717; 127.000 (Jilin)
41°45′N 127°0′E / 41.750°N 127.000°E / 41.750; 127.000 (North Korea)	North Korea	Jagang Province Yanggang Province South Hamgyeong Province South Pyeongan Province South Hamgyeong Province Gangwon Province
38°13′N 127°0′E / 38.217°N 127.000°E / 38.217; 127.000 (South Korea)	South Korea	Gyeonggi Province Passing through Seoul Gyeonggi Province - Passing through of Suwon South Chungcheong Province North Jeolla Province - Passing just west of Jeonju South Jeolla Province Passing just east of Gwangju South Jeolla Province
34°18′N 127°0′E / 34.300°N 127.000°E / 34.300; 127.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea	Passing just east of the island of Jeju-do,  South Korea (at 33°27′N 126°57′E / 33.450°N 126.950°E / 33.450; 126.950 (Jeju-do)) Passing just west of the island of Tonakijima, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 26°22′N 127°8′E / 26.367°N 127.133°E / 26.367; 127.133 (Tonakijuma)) Passing just east of the island of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 26°20′N 126°49′E / 26.333°N 126.817°E / 26.333; 126.817 (Kumejima))
25°45′N 127°0′E / 25.750°N 127.000°E / 25.750; 127.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea — passing just east of the Talaud Islands,  Indonesia (at 4°16′N 126°55′E / 4.267°N 126.917°E / 4.267; 126.917 (Talaud Islands))
4°17′N 127°0′E / 4.283°N 127.000°E / 4.283; 127.000 (Molucca Sea)	Molucca Sea	Passing just west of the island of Latalata,  Indonesia (at 0°16′S 127°1′E / 0.267°S 127.017°E / -0.267; 127.017 (Latalata)) Passing just west of the island of Kasiruta,  Indonesia (at 0°26′S 127°5′E / 0.433°S 127.083°E / -0.433; 127.083 (Kasiruta))
1°43′S 127°0′E / 1.717°S 127.000°E / -1.717; 127.000 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
3°9′S 127°0′E / 3.150°S 127.000°E / -3.150; 127.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Buru
3°43′S 127°0′E / 3.717°S 127.000°E / -3.717; 127.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing just east of the island of Wetar,  Indonesia (at 7°43′S 126°50′E / 7.717°S 126.833°E / -7.717; 126.833 (Wetar)) Passing just west of the island of Kisar,  Indonesia (at 8°2′S 127°8′E / 8.033°S 127.133°E / -8.033; 127.133 (Kisar))
8°20′S 127°0′E / 8.333°S 127.000°E / -8.333; 127.000 (Timor-Leste)	Timor-Leste
8°41′S 127°0′E / 8.683°S 127.000°E / -8.683; 127.000 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea
13°46′S 127°0′E / 13.767°S 127.000°E / -13.767; 127.000 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia
32°18′S 127°0′E / 32.300°S 127.000°E / -32.300; 127.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 127°0′E / 60.000°S 127.000°E / -60.000; 127.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°31′S 127°0′E / 66.517°S 127.000°E / -66.517; 127.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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