127th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 127 The meridian 127° 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 127th meridian east forms a great circle with the 53rd meridian west. thumb|World Map in outline centred on East Asia and Australia. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 127th 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 127 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 34 N 127 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 73 27 N 127 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55 42 N 127 0 E type:adm1st Amur Oblast |-valign="top" | 51 0 N 127 0 E type:country China ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Jilin — from 45 0 N 127 0 E type:adm1st Jilin Heilongjiang — for about 10 km from 44 47 N 127 0 E type:adm1st Heilongjiang Jilin — from 44 43 N 127 0 E type:adm1st Jilin |- | 41 45 N 127 0 E type:country North Korea ! scope="row" | |Jagang ProvinceYanggang ProvinceSouth Hamgyeong ProvinceSouth Pyeongan ProvinceSouth Hamgyeong ProvinceGangwon Province |- | 38 13 N 127 0 E type:country South Korea ! scope="row" | | Gyeonggi Province Passing through Seoul Gyeonggi Province - Passing through of Suwon South Chungcheong Province North Jeolla Province - Passing just west of Jeonju South Jeolla Province Passing just east of Gwangju South Jeolla Province |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 18 N 127 0 E type:waterbody East China Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Jeju-do, (at 33 27 N 126 57 E type:isle Jeju-do) Passing just west of the island of Tonakijima, Okinawa Prefecture, (at 26 22 N 127 8 E type:isle Tonakijuma) Passing just east of the island of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, (at 26 20 N 126 49 E type:isle Kumejima) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25 45 N 127 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of the Talaud Islands, (at 4 16 N 126 55 E type:isle Talaud Islands) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 17 N 127 0 E type:waterbody Molucca Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Latalata, (at 0 16 S 127 1 E type:isle Latalata) Passing just west of the island of Kasiruta, (at 0 26 S 127 5 E type:isle Kasiruta) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 43 S 127 0 E type:waterbody Ceram Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 3 9 S 127 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Buru |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3 43 S 127 0 E type:waterbody Banda Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Wetar, (at 7 43 S 126 50 E type:isle Wetar) Passing just west of the island of Kisar, (at 8 2 S 127 8 E type:isle Kisar) |- | 8 20 S 127 0 E type:country Timor-Leste ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 41 S 127 0 E type:waterbody Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 13 46 S 127 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Western Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 18 S 127 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 127 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 31 S 127 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 126th meridian east 128th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e127 meridian east