117th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 117 The meridian 117° 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 117th meridian east forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th 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 117 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 42 N 117 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 37 N 117 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 60 8 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Irkutsk Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56 48 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai |-valign="top" | 49 43 N 117 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Inner Mongolia |- | 47 51 N 117 0 E type:country Mongolia ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 46 21 N 117 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Inner Mongolia Hebei – from 42 25 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Hebei Beijing – from 40 40 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Hebei Hebei – from 40 0 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Hebei Tianjin – from 39 36 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Tianjin Hebei – from 38 40 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Hebei Shandong – from 37 50 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Shandong, passing through Jinan (at 36 39 N 116 58 E type:city Jinan) Jiangsu – from 34 43 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Jiangsu Anhui – from 34 15 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Anhui Jiangxi – from 29 40 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Jiangxi Fujian – from 27 7 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Fujian Guangdong – from 23 45 N 117 0 E type:adm1st Guangdong, mainland and island of Nan'ao |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23 25 N 117 0 E type:waterbody South China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands |- | 8 6 N 117 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Balabac Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23 25 N 117 0 E type:waterbody South China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Balabac Strait |- | 7 21 N 117 0 E type:country Malaysia ! scope="row" | | Sabah – Balambangan Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 17 N 117 0 E type:waterbody South China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Marudu Bay |- | 6 47 N 117 0 E type:country Malaysia ! scope="row" | | Sabah – island of Borneo |- | 4 21 N 117 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | North KalimantanEast KalimantanFuture capital of IndonesiaEast Kalimantan (Balikpapan) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 12 S 117 0 E type:waterbody Makassar Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Makassar Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 29 S 117 0 E type:waterbody Java Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 27 S 117 0 E type:waterbody Bali Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bali Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 24 S 117 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sumbawa |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 6 S 117 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 20 39 S 117 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35 2 S 117 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 117 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 49 S 117 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 116th meridian east 118th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e117 meridian east