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122nd meridian east
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Line of longitude
June 2025
122
The meridian 122° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 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 122nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 58th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 122nd meridian east passes through:
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 8 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 72 57 N 122 0 E type:country Russia
! scope="row" |
| Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 56 46 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — for about 3 km from 55 12 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai Amur Oblast — from 55 11 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — from 54 33 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai Amur Oblast — from 54 24 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast Zabaykalsky Krai — from 53 32 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Zabaykalsky Krai
|-valign="top"
| 53 25 N 122 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — 52 11 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Jilin — 45 57 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Jilin Inner Mongolia — 45 30 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Inner Mongolia Liaoning — 42 42 N 122 0 E type:adm1st Liaoning
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 45 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Liaodong Bay
|-valign="top"
| 40 7 N 122 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Liaoning — Liaodong Peninsula
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39 4 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 37 30 N 122 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Shandong — Shandong Peninsula
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36 59 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Yellow Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 17 N 122 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 31 13 N 122 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Shanghai — Jiuduansha (intertidal)
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 31 08 N 122 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Donghai Bridge (at 30 40 N 122 0 E type:landmark Donghai Bridge)
|-valign="top"
| 30 9 N 122 0 E type:country China
! scope="row" |
| Zhejiang — Zhoushan Island, mainland, and minor islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 29 46 N 122 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 25 1 N 122 0 E type:country Taiwan
! scope="row" |
| Easternmost point of the island of Taiwan — claimed by
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25 0 N 122 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25 0 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of islands in the Batanes group, (at 20 55 N 121 56 E type:isle Batanes Islands)
|-
| 20 29 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Batan Island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20 27 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of the Babuyan Islands, (at 19 32 N 121 59 E type:isle Babuyan Islands)
|-
| 18 17 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Luzon
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16 2 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
|-
| 15 2 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Polillo
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14 40 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Lamon Bay
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lamon Bay
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 14 10 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Islands of Alabat and Luzon
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 48 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Tayabas Bay
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tayabas Bay
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 13 31 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Marinduque
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 12 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Tablas Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tablas Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Banton, (at 12 59 N 122 2 E type:isle Banton) Passing just west of the island of Simara, (at 12 48 N 122 1 E type:isle Banton)
|-
| 12 36 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Tablas
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 8 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Sibuyan Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sibuyan Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 11 55 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Panay
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 45 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Sulu Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 10 57 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Panay
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 26 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Sulu Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7 15 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Mindanao
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 56 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Basilan Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Basilan Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6 44 N 122 0 E type:country Philippines
! scope="row" |
| Island of Basilan and the Tapiantana Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 17 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Celebes Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 1 2 N 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 28 N 122 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Tomini
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Tomini
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 0 21 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Togian Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0 25 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Tomini
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Tomini
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 0 56 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 38 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 2 37 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sulawesi (South-East Peninsula
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 53 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 5 9 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Kabaena
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 31 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Selayar Islands, (at 7 22 S 121 50 E type:isle Selayar Islands)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 29 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Flores Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Flores Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8 26 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Flores
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 48 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Savu Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 10 27 S 122 0 E type:country Indonesia
! scope="row" |
| Island of Savu
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 28 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 13 36 S 122 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Western Australia — Seringapatam Reef
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 42 S 122 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Scott Reef, Western Australia, (at 14 7 S 121 59 E type:isle Scott Reef)
|-
| 18 24 S 122 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Western Australia — mainland and the Archipelago of the Recherche
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 8 S 122 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 122 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 66 11 S 122 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
121st meridian east
123rd meridian east
References
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