130th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 130 The meridian 130° 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, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 130th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 50th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 130th 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 130 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 14 N 130 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 5 N 130 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 55 44 N 130 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast |-valign="top" | 49 0 N 130 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Jilin — from 43 51 N 130 0 E type:adm1st Jilin |- | 42 58 N 130 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 0 N 130 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 33 27 N 130 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Kyūshū— Saga Prefecture— Nagasaki Prefecture — from 33 2 N 130 0 E type:adm1st Nagasaki |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 45 N 130 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 32 23 N 130 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Shimoshima— Kumamoto Prefecture |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 14 N 130 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Koshikijima Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at 31 49 N 129 56 E type:isle Koshikijima Islands) Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at 31 49 N 129 57 E type:isle Kuroshima) Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at 30 28 N 130 8 E type:isle Kuchinoerabujima) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30 0 N 130 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at 29 57 N 129 56 E type:isle Kuchinoshima) |-valign="top" | 28 21 N 130 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Kikai— Kagoshima Prefecture |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28 18 N 130 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 14 N 130 0 E type:waterbody Halmahera Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Halmahera Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing by numerous small islands of |- | 1 45 S 130 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Misool |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2 1 S 130 0 E type:waterbody Ceram Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 2 59 S 130 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Seram |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 29 S 130 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Banda Islands (at 4 33 S 130 0 E type:isle Banda Islands) |- | 6 18 S 130 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Serua, |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 19 S 130 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 42 S 130 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Dawera |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 44 S 130 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, (at 11 47 S 130 1 E type:isle Bathurst Island) |-valign="top" | 13 31 S 130 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory South Australia — from 26 0 S 130 0 E type:adm1st South Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 31 35 S 130 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 130 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 65 59 S 130 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 129th meridian east 131st meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e130 meridian east