124th meridian east
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The meridian 124° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 124th meridian east forms a great circle with the 56th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 124th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 124°0′E / 90.000°N 124.000°E / 90.000; 124.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°55′N 124°0′E / 77.917°N 124.000°E / 77.917; 124.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 73°48′N 124°0′E / 73.800°N 124.000°E / 73.800; 124.000 (Russia) Russia Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland
Amur Oblast — from 56°19′N 124°0′E / 56.317°N 124.000°E / 56.317; 124.000 (Amur Oblast)53°25′N 124°0′E / 53.417°N 124.000°E / 53.417; 124.000 (China) People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from 51°15′N 124°0′E / 51.250°N 124.000°E / 51.250; 124.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Heilongjiang — from 48°23′N 124°0′E / 48.383°N 124.000°E / 48.383; 124.000 (Heilongjiang)
Jilin — from 45°54′N 124°0′E / 45.900°N 124.000°E / 45.900; 124.000 (Jilin)
Liaoning — from 43°17′N 124°0′E / 43.283°N 124.000°E / 43.283; 124.000 (Liaoning)39°48′N 124°0′E / 39.800°N 124.000°E / 39.800; 124.000 (Yellow Sea) Yellow Sea 33°17′N 124°0′E / 33.283°N 124.000°E / 33.283; 124.000 (East China Sea) East China Sea 24°20′N 124°0′E / 24.333°N 124.000°E / 24.333; 124.000 (Japan) Japan Islands of Kohamajima and Kuroshima 24°13′N 124°0′E / 24.217°N 124.000°E / 24.217; 124.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea — passing just east of the island of Luzon, Philippines (at 13°43′N 123°58′E / 13.717°N 123.967°E / 13.717; 123.967 (Luzon))
— passing just west of the island of Catanduanes, Philippines (at 13°39′N 124°1′E / 13.650°N 124.017°E / 13.650; 124.017 (Catanduanes))13°17′N 124°0′E / 13.283°N 124.000°E / 13.283; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Agutaya Island 13°13′N 124°0′E / 13.217°N 124.000°E / 13.217; 124.000 (Albay Gulf) Albay Gulf 13°5′N 124°0′E / 13.083°N 124.000°E / 13.083; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Luzon 12°33′N 124°0′E / 12.550°N 124.000°E / 12.550; 124.000 (Samar Sea) Samar Sea 12°2′N 124°0′E / 12.033°N 124.000°E / 12.033; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Masbate 11°48′N 124°0′E / 11.800°N 124.000°E / 11.800; 124.000 (Visayan Sea) Visayan Sea 11°16′N 124°0′E / 11.267°N 124.000°E / 11.267; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Islands of Cebu and Mactan 10°17′N 124°0′E / 10.283°N 124.000°E / 10.283; 124.000 (Cebu Strait) Cebu Strait 9°58′N 124°0′E / 9.967°N 124.000°E / 9.967; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Bohol 9°36′N 124°0′E / 9.600°N 124.000°E / 9.600; 124.000 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea 8°11′N 124°0′E / 8.183°N 124.000°E / 8.183; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Mindanao 7°38′N 124°0′E / 7.633°N 124.000°E / 7.633; 124.000 (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea Illana Bay 7°3′N 124°0′E / 7.050°N 124.000°E / 7.050; 124.000 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Mindanao 6°48′N 124°0′E / 6.800°N 124.000°E / 6.800; 124.000 (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea 0°53′N 124°0′E / 0.883°N 124.000°E / 0.883; 124.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula) 0°22′N 124°0′E / 0.367°N 124.000°E / 0.367; 124.000 (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea 1°49′S 124°0′E / 1.817°S 124.000°E / -1.817; 124.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Timpaus 1°51′S 124°0′E / 1.850°S 124.000°E / -1.850; 124.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 5°45′S 124°0′E / 5.750°S 124.000°E / -5.750; 124.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Tukangbesi Islands 5°58′S 124°0′E / 5.967°S 124.000°E / -5.967; 124.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 8°20′S 124°0′E / 8.333°S 124.000°E / -8.333; 124.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Pantar 8°25′S 124°0′E / 8.417°S 124.000°E / -8.417; 124.000 (Savu Sea) Savu Sea 9°20′S 124°0′E / 9.333°S 124.000°E / -9.333; 124.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Timor 10°16′S 124°0′E / 10.267°S 124.000°E / -10.267; 124.000 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea 11°45′S 124°0′E / 11.750°S 124.000°E / -11.750; 124.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 16°15′S 124°0′E / 16.250°S 124.000°E / -16.250; 124.000 (Australia) Australia Western Australia 33°26′S 124°0′E / 33.433°S 124.000°E / -33.433; 124.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 124°0′E / 60.000°S 124.000°E / -60.000; 124.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°9′S 124°0′E / 66.150°S 124.000°E / -66.150; 124.000 (Australia) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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