121st meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 121 The meridian 121° 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 121st meridian east forms a great circle with the 59th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st 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 121 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 15 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 72 56 N 121 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 57 3 N 121 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56 3 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai |-valign="top" | 53 17 N 121 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Inner Mongolia Liaoning – from 42 15 N 121 0 E type:adm1st Liaoning |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 50 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Liaodong Bay Passing just west of the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, (at 38 55 N 121 5 E type:landmark Liaodong Peninsula) Bohai Sea |-valign="top" | 37 44 N 121 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Shandong – Shandong Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36 36 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 17 N 121 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 32 32 N 121 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Jiangsu Shanghai – from 31 8 N 121 0 E type:adm1st Shanghai Zhejiang – from 30 50 N 121 0 E type:adm1st Zhejiang |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30 34 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Hangzhou Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hangzhou Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 32 32 N 121 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Zhejiang |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28 7 N 121 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25 20 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Taiwan Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taiwan Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 24 57 N 121 0 E type:country Taiwan ! scope="row" | | Island of Taiwan – claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22 35 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21 48 N 121 0 E type:waterbody South China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 18 36 N 121 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Luzon – passing through Manila (at 14 35 N 121 0 E type:city Manila) - passing through Manila Airport |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 47 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Isla Verde Passage ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Isla Verde Passage | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 13 27 N 121 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Mindoro |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 25 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Sulu Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Cuyo Islands, (at 11 0 N 121 0 E type:isle Cuyo Islands) Passing just west of the Cagayan Islands, (at 11 0 N 121 0 E type:isle Cagayan Islands) |- | 6 11 N 121 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Jolo and smaller neighbouring islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 40 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Celebes Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 21 N 121 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 26 N 121 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Tomini ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Tomini | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 25 S 121 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2 41 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Boni ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boni | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 3 15 S 121 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 39 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Boni ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boni | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 25 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 17 S 121 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Selayar Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 20 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Flores Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Flores Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 23 S 121 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Flores |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 58 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Savu Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 39 S 121 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 19 36 S 121 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 52 S 121 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 Oceanhttps://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 121 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 48 S 121 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 120th meridian east 122nd meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e121 meridian east