123rd meridian east

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123rd meridian east

The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 57th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 123°0′E	Arctic Ocean
78°2′N 123°0′E	Laptev Sea
72°57′N 123°0′E	Russia
53°30′N 123°0′E	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia - for about 25 km Heilongjiang - for about 3 km Inner Mongolia Jilin Inner Mongolia Liaoning - Liaodong Peninsula in the south
39°40′N 123°0′E	Yellow Sea	Passing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, People's Republic of China
33°17′N 123°0′E	East China Sea	Passing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, People's Republic of China
24°28′N 123°0′E	Japan	Island of Yonaguni
24°26′N 123°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea
14°7′N 123°0′E	Philippines	Island of Luzon
13°31′N 123°0′E	Ragay Gulf
13°9′N 123°0′E	Philippines	Island of Burias
13°0′N 123°0′E	Sibuyan Sea
11°30′N 123°0′E	Philippines	Island of Panay
11°5′N 123°0′E	Guimaras Strait
10°55′N 123°0′E	Philippines	Island of Negros
9°3′N 123°0′E	Sulu Sea
8°25′N 123°0′E	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
7°28′N 123°0′E	Celebes Sea
0°58′N 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
0°30′N 123°0′E	Gulf of Tomini
0°37′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
0°54′S 123°0′E	Peleng Straits
1°12′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Peleng
1°31′S 123°0′E	Banda Sea	Passing just west of the island of Manui, Indonesia
4°0′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Wowoni
4°12′S 123°0′E	Banda Sea	Passing just east of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia
4°23′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Buton
4°56′S 123°0′E	Banda Sea
5°9′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Buton
5°23′S 123°0′E	Banda Sea
8°17′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Islands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
8°30′S 123°0′E	Savu Sea
10°44′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Rote
10°52′S 123°0′E	Indian Ocean
12°14′S 123°0′E	Australia	Ashmore and Cartier Islands
12°17′S 123°0′E	Indian Ocean
16°23′S 123°0′E	Australia	Western Australia
33°52′S 123°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 123°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°40′S 123°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 122nd meridian east
• 124th meridian east