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123rd meridian east
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Line of longitude
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The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 57th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian east passes through:
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! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 2 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 72 57 N 123 0 E type:country Russia
! scope="row" |
| Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 56 31 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast
|-valign="top"
| 53 30 N 123 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — from 51 17 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang — from 47 43 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — from 46 42 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Jilin — from 46 6 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Jilin Inner Mongolia — from 44 29 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Liaoning — from 42 44 N 123 0 E type:adm1st Liaoning
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39 40 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong, (at 37 23 N 122 42 E type:landmark Shandong Peninsula)
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 17 N 123 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhejiang, (at 30 25 N 122 56 E type:isle Zhoushan)
|-
| 24 28 N 123 0 E type:country Japan
! scope="row" |
| Okinawa Prefecture — island of Yonaguni
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24 26 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
|-
| 14 7 N 123 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Luzon
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 31 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Ragay Gulf
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ragay Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 13 9 N 123 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Burias
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 0 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Sibuyan Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sibuyan Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 11 30 N 123 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Panay
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 5 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Guimaras Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Guimaras Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 10 55 N 123 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Negros
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 3 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Sulu Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8 25 N 123 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Mindanao
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 28 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Celebes Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 0 58 N 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 30 N 123 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Tomini
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Tomini
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 0 37 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 54 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Peleng Straits
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peleng Straits
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 1 12 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Peleng
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 31 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Manui, (at 3 35 S 123 2 E type:isle Manui)
|-
| 4 0 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Wowoni
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 12 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Sulawesi, (at 4 19 S 122 54 E type:isle Sulawesi)
|-
| 4 23 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Buton
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 56 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 5 9 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Buton
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 23 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8 17 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Islands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 30 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Savu Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 10 44 S 123 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Rote
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 52 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 12 14 S 123 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 17 S 123 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 16 23 S 123 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Western Australia
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 52 S 123 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 123 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 66 40 S 123 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
122nd meridian east
124th meridian east
References
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