116th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 116 The meridian 116° 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 Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 116th meridian east forms a great circle with the 64th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th 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 116 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 49 N 116 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 74 21 N 116 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Peschanyy Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 16 N 116 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 41 N 116 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 60 28 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Irkutsk Oblast Republic of Buryatia — from 57 14 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Buryatia Irkutsk Oblast — from 57 3 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Irkutsk Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56 52 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai Republic of Buryatia — from 55 22 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Buryatia Zabaykalsky Krai — from 54 28 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai |- | 49 59 N 116 0 E type:country Mongolia ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 48 42 N 116 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Inner Mongolia |- | 47 43 N 116 0 E type:country Mongolia ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 45 38 N 116 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Inner MongoliaHebei – from 41 46 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HebeiBeijing – from 40 34 N 116 0 E type:adm1st BeijingHebei – from 39 32 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HebeiShandong – from 37 21 N 116 0 E type:adm1st ShandongHenan – for about 8 km from 36 3 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HenanShandong – from 35 58 N 116 0 E type:adm1st ShandongHenan – from 34 34 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HenanAnhui – from 33 52 N 116 0 E type:adm1st AnhuiHubei – for about 10 km from 31 1 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HubeiAnhui – from 30 57 N 116 0 E type:adm1st AnhuiHubei – from 30 14 N 116 0 E type:adm1st HubeiJiangxi – from 29 44 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Jiangxi, passing just east of Nanchang (at 28 40 N 115 53 E type:city Nanchang)Fujian – from 25 27 N 116 0 E type:adm1st FujianGuangdong – from 24 51 N 116 0 E type:adm1st Guangdong |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22 50 N 116 0 E type:waterbody South China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands |- | 5 48 N 116 0 E type:country Malaysia ! scope="row" | | Sabah – on the island of Borneo |- | 4 21 N 116 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | North KalimantanEast KalimantanSouth Kalimantan |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 31 S 116 0 E type:waterbody Java Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Laut Island, (at 3 41 S 116 1 E type:isle Laut)Passing just east of the Kangean Islands, (at 6 57 S 115 55 E type:isle Kangean Islands) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 12 S 116 0 E type:waterbody Bali Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bali Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 44 S 116 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Lombok |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 54 S 116 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 21 2 S 116 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia – passing just east of Perth (at 31 57 S 115 52 E type:city Perth) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 51 S 116 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 116 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 21 S 116 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 115th meridian east 117th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e116 meridian east