126th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 126 The meridian 126° 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 126th meridian east forms a great circle with the 54th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 126th 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 126 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 41 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 31 N 126 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55 43 N 126 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast |-valign="top" | 52 46 N 126 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang — for about 10 km |- | 52 40 N 126 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Amur Oblast — for about 9 km |-valign="top" | 52 35 N 126 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — for about 1 km from 50 56 N 126 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang — from 50 55 N 126 0 E type:adm1st Hailongjiang Jilin — from 45 11 N 126 0 E type:adm1st Jilin |- | 40 56 N 126 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | | For about 2 km |-valign="top" | 40 55 N 126 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Jilin — for about 2 km |- | 40 53 N 126 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37 52 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 34 53 N 126 0 E type:country South Korea ! scope="row" | | Several islands of Sinan and Jindo counties |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 15 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Jeju-do, (at 33 17 N 126 9 E type:isle Jeju-do) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 17 N 126 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25 15 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of Calicoan Island, (at 10 56 N 125 50 E type:isle Calicoan) — passing just east of Suluan Island, (at 10 45 N 125 58 E type:isle Suluan) |- | 9 57 N 126 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Islands of Siargao and Middle Bucas |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 42 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea |- | 9 18 N 126 0 E type:country Philippines ! scope="row" | | Island of Mindanao |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 54 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Davao Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davao Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 12 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 29 N 126 0 E type:waterbody Molucca Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 48 S 126 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Mangole |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 54 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Ceram Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 2 15 S 126 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Sanana |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2 28 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 3 13 S 126 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Buru — westernmost point |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 18 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 40 S 126 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Wetar |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 55 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Wetar Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Wetar Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 30 S 126 0 E type:country Timor-Leste ! scope="row" | | Island of Timor |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 6 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 7 S 126 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 14 1 S 126 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 17 S 126 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 126 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 17 S 126 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 125th meridian east 127th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e126 meridian east