135th meridian east

Line of longitude 135 The meridian 135° 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, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 135th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 45th meridian west, meaning it is a quarter away from the 180th meridian and 3 quarters from the 0th meridian. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 135th 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 135 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Geographical North Pole |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 40 N 135 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 30 N 135 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59 6 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48 42 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Jewish Autonomous Oblast, passing just west of Khabarovsk (at 48 25 N 135 7 E type:city Khabarovsk) Khabarovsk Krai — from 48 21 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 47 11 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Primorsky Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43 27 N 135 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 35 41 N 135 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū— Kyoto Prefecture— Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35 32 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Hyōgo, passing through Akashi— Kyoto Prefecture — from 35 23 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Kyoto— Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35 17 N 135 0 E type:adm1st Hyōgo Awaji Island — from 34 36 N 135 0 E type:isle Awaji— Hyōgo Prefecture |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 33 N 135 0 E type:waterbody Osaka Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Osaka Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 34 17 N 135 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Wakayama Prefecture — Tomogashima, passing just west of Tomogashima Lighthouse |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 17 N 135 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Noemfoor, (at 1 2 S 134 59 E type:isle Noemfoor) Passing just west of the island of Mios Num, (at 1 30 S 135 6 E type:isle Mios Num) |- | 3 19 S 135 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of New Guinea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 20 S 135 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Aru Islands, (at 6 19 S 134 54 E type:isle Aru Islands) |-valign="top" | 12 13 S 135 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory South Australia — from 26 0 S 134 59 E type:adm1st South Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 44 S 135 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 135 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 65 21 S 135 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 134th meridian east 136th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e135 meridian east