117th meridian east

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117th meridian east

The meridian 117° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 117th meridian east forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 117°0′E	Arctic Ocean
78°42′N 117°0′E	Laptev Sea
73°37′N 117°0′E	Russia
49°43′N 117°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
47°51′N 117°0′E	Mongolia
46°21′N 117°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei Beijing Hebei Tianjin Hebei Shandong – passing through Jinan Jiangsu Anhui Jiangxi Fujian Guangdong - mainland and island of Nan'ao
23°25′N 117°0′E	South China Sea	Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
8°6′N 117°0′E	Philippines	Balabac Island
23°25′N 117°0′E	South China Sea	Balabac Strait
7°21′N 117°0′E	Malaysia	Sabah - Balambangan Island
7°17′N 117°0′E	South China Sea	Marudu Bay
6°47′N 117°0′E	Malaysia	Sabah - island of Borneo
4°21′N 117°0′E	Indonesia	On the island of Borneo
1°12′S 117°0′E	Makassar Strait
4°29′S 117°0′E	Java Sea
7°27′S 117°0′E	Bali Sea
8°24′S 117°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
9°6′S 117°0′E	Indian Ocean
20°39′S 117°0′E	Australia	Western Australia
35°2′S 117°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 117°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°49′S 117°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 116th meridian east
• 118th meridian east