128th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 128 The meridian 128° 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 128th meridian east forms a great circle with the 52nd meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 128th 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 128 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 28 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 25 N 128 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55 40 N 128 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast |-valign="top" | 49 35 N 128 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Jilin — from 44 3 N 128 0 E type:adm1st Jilin |- | 41 26 N 128 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 3 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 38 51 N 128 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | | |- | 38 19 N 128 0 E type:country South Korea ! scope="row" | | Mainland and the islands of Changseon and Namhae |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 42 N 128 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 27 5 N 128 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Okinawa Prefecture — island of Iheya |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27 3 N 128 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 26 42 N 128 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Okinawa Prefecture — island of Okinawa |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26 29 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea |- | 2 12 N 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2 5 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Halmahera Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Halmahera Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 48 N 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 18 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Kao Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kao Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 6 N 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 28 N 128 0 E type:waterbody Halmahera Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Halmahera Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 0 19 S 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 41 S 128 0 E type:waterbody Molucca Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 31 S 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Obira |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 43 S 128 0 E type:waterbody Ceram Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 3 4 S 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Islands of Seram and Ambon |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 46 S 128 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 8 9 S 128 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Moa |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 15 S 128 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 14 34 S 128 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 5 S 128 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 128 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 67 2 S 128 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 127th meridian east 129th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e128 meridian east