118th meridian east

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118th meridian east

The meridian 118° 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 118th meridian east forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 118°0′E	Arctic Ocean
78°36′N 118°0′E	Laptev Sea
73°35′N 118°0′E	Russia
49°36′N 118°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
48°2′N 118°0′E	Mongolia
46°37′N 118°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei - for about 17 km Inner Mongolia - for about 4 km Hebei Tianjin
39°13′N 118°0′E	Bohai Sea
38°11′N 118°0′E	People's Republic of China	Shandong Jiangsu Anhui Jiangsu Anhui Jiangxi Fujian – passing just west of Xiamen
24°11′N 118°0′E	South China Sea	Passing just east of the disputed Scarborough Shoal
9°14′N 118°0′E	Philippines	Island of Palawan
8°53′N 118°0′E	Sulu Sea
6°3′N 118°0′E	Malaysia	Sabah - island of Borneo
4°13′N 118°0′E	Celebes Sea
2°24′N 118°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Borneo
2°12′N 118°0′E	Celebes Sea
1°47′N 118°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Borneo
0°47′N 118°0′E	Makassar Strait
4°57′S 118°0′E	Java Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
6°59′S 118°0′E	Flores Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
8°6′S 118°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
8°52′S 118°0′E	Indian Ocean
20°28′S 118°0′E	Australia	Western Australia
35°6′S 118°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 118°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°59′S 118°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 117th meridian east
• 119th meridian east