109th meridian east

Line across the Earth
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109th meridian east

The meridian 109° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.[1]

The 109th meridian east forms a great circle with the 71st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 109th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea[1] Notes
90°0′N 109°0′E / 90.000°N 109.000°E / 90.000; 109.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°37′N 109°0′E / 79.617°N 109.000°E / 79.617; 109.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
76°44′N 109°0′E / 76.733°N 109.000°E / 76.733; 109.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Taymyr Peninsula
74°0′N 109°0′E / 74.000°N 109.000°E / 74.000; 109.000 (Khatanga Gulf) Khatanga Gulf
73°21′N 109°0′E / 73.350°N 109.000°E / 73.350; 109.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Sakha Republic — from 69°46′N 109°0′E / 69.767°N 109.000°E / 69.767; 109.000 (Sakha Republic)
Irkutsk Oblast — from 63°35′N 109°0′E / 63.583°N 109.000°E / 63.583; 109.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia — from 56°39′N 109°0′E / 56.650°N 109.000°E / 56.650; 109.000 (Buryatia)
Irkutsk Oblast — from 56°1′N 109°0′E / 56.017°N 109.000°E / 56.017; 109.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia — from 55°56′N 109°0′E / 55.933°N 109.000°E / 55.933; 109.000 (Buryatia), passing through Lake Baikal
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 51°27′N 109°0′E / 51.450°N 109.000°E / 51.450; 109.000 (Zabaykalsky Krai)
49°21′N 109°0′E / 49.350°N 109.000°E / 49.350; 109.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
42°27′N 109°0′E / 42.450°N 109.000°E / 42.450; 109.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Shaanxi – from 38°20′N 109°0′E / 38.333°N 109.000°E / 38.333; 109.000 (Shaanxi)
Inner Mongolia – from 38°8′N 109°0′E / 38.133°N 109.000°E / 38.133; 109.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Shaanxi – from 37°53′N 109°0′E / 37.883°N 109.000°E / 37.883; 109.000 (Shaanxi), passing just east of Xi'an (at 34°15′N 108°56′E / 34.250°N 108.933°E / 34.250; 108.933 (Xi'an))
Chongqing – from 31°55′N 109°0′E / 31.917°N 109.000°E / 31.917; 109.000 (Chongqing)
Hubei – from 30°37′N 109°0′E / 30.617°N 109.000°E / 30.617; 109.000 (Hubei)
Chongqing – from 29°19′N 109°0′E / 29.317°N 109.000°E / 29.317; 109.000 (Congqing)
Guizhou – from 28°9′N 109°0′E / 28.150°N 109.000°E / 28.150; 109.000 (Guizhou)
Hunan – from 27°14′N 109°0′E / 27.233°N 109.000°E / 27.233; 109.000 (Hunan)
Guizhou – from 27°4′N 109°0′E / 27.067°N 109.000°E / 27.067; 109.000 (Guizhou)
Guangxi – from 25°46′N 109°0′E / 25.767°N 109.000°E / 25.767; 109.000 (Guangxi)
Guizhou – from 25°42′N 109°0′E / 25.700°N 109.000°E / 25.700; 109.000 (Guizhou)
Guangxi – from 25°31′N 109°0′E / 25.517°N 109.000°E / 25.517; 109.000 (Guangxi)
21°37′N 109°0′E / 21.617°N 109.000°E / 21.617; 109.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Gulf of Tonkin – passing just west of Weizhou Island,  People's Republic of China (at 21°2′N 109°4′E / 21.033°N 109.067°E / 21.033; 109.067 (Weizhou))
19°34′N 109°0′E / 19.567°N 109.000°E / 19.567; 109.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Island of Hainan
18°22′N 109°0′E / 18.367°N 109.000°E / 18.367; 109.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea
14°49′N 109°0′E / 14.817°N 109.000°E / 14.817; 109.000 (Vietnam)  Vietnam Quảng Ngãi
Bình Định – from 14°40′N 109°0′E / 14.667°N 109.000°E / 14.667; 109.000 (Bình Định)
Phú Yên – from 13°31′N 109°0′E / 13.517°N 109.000°E / 13.517; 109.000 (Phú Yên)
Khánh Hòa – from 12°42′N 109°0′E / 12.700°N 109.000°E / 12.700; 109.000 (Khánh Hòa)
Ninh Thuận – from 11°55′N 109°0′E / 11.917°N 109.000°E / 11.917; 109.000 (Ninh Thuận)
11°20′N 109°0′E / 11.333°N 109.000°E / 11.333; 109.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just east of the island of Cù Lao Thu,  Vietnam (at 10°31′N 108°57′E / 10.517°N 108.950°E / 10.517; 108.950 (Cù Lao Thu))
2°34′N 109°0′E / 2.567°N 109.000°E / 2.567; 109.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Serasan
2°32′N 109°0′E / 2.533°N 109.000°E / 2.533; 109.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea
1°17′N 109°0′E / 1.283°N 109.000°E / 1.283; 109.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo
0°18′N 109°0′E / 0.300°N 109.000°E / 0.300; 109.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just east of the island of Karimata,  Indonesia (at 1°36′S 108°58′E / 1.600°S 108.967°E / -1.600; 108.967 (Karimata))
2°50′S 109°0′E / 2.833°S 109.000°E / -2.833; 109.000 (Java Sea) Java Sea
6°48′S 109°0′E / 6.800°S 109.000°E / -6.800; 109.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Java and Kambangan Island
7°46′S 109°0′E / 7.767°S 109.000°E / -7.767; 109.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 109°0′E / 60.000°S 109.000°E / -60.000; 109.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°53′S 109°0′E / 66.883°S 109.000°E / -66.883; 109.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

References

  1. 1 2 "Latitudes and Longitudes". arcgis.com. National Geographic. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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