124th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 124 The meridian 124° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en 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: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 55 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 48 N 124 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 56 19 N 124 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast |-valign="top" | 53 25 N 124 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — from 51 15 N 124 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang — from 48 23 N 124 0 E type:adm1st Heilongjiang Jilin — from 45 54 N 124 0 E type:adm1st Jilin Liaoning — from 43 17 N 124 0 E type:adm1st Liaoning |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39 48 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 17 N 124 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 24 20 N 124 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Islands of Kohamajima and Kuroshima |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24 13 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of the island of Luzon, (at 13 43 N 123 58 E type:isle Luzon) — passing just west of the island of Catanduanes, (at 13 39 N 124 1 E type:isle Catanduanes) |- | 13 17 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Agutaya Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 13 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Albay Gulf ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Albay Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 13 5 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Luzon |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 33 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Samar Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Samar Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 12 2 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Masbate |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 48 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Visayan Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Visayan Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 11 16 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Islands of Cebu and Mactan |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 17 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Cebu Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cebu Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 9 58 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Bohol |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 36 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Bohol Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bohol Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 11 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Mindanao |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 38 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Celebes Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Illana Bay |- | 7 3 N 124 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Mindanao |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 48 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Celebes Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 0 53 N 124 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 22 N 124 0 E type:waterbody Molucca Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 49 S 124 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Timpaus |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 51 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 5 45 S 124 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Tukangbesi Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 58 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 20 S 124 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Pantar |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 25 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Savu Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 9 20 S 124 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Timor |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 16 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 45 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 16 15 S 124 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 26 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Oceanhttp://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean Darby Andrew 22 December 2003 The Age 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html liveIndian Ocean http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean Encyclopædia Britannica 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean live |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 124 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 9 S 124 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 123rd meridian east 125th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e124 meridian east