130th meridian east

The meridian 130° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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130th meridian east

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The 130th meridian east forms a great circle with the 50th meridian west.

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 130th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 130°0′E / 90.000°N 130.000°E / 90.000; 130.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°14′N 130°0′E / 77.233°N 130.000°E / 77.233; 130.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
71°5′N 130°0′E / 71.083°N 130.000°E / 71.083; 130.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 55°44′N 130°0′E / 55.733°N 130.000°E / 55.733; 130.000 (Amur Oblast)
49°0′N 130°0′E / 49.000°N 130.000°E / 49.000; 130.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from 43°51′N 130°0′E / 43.850°N 130.000°E / 43.850; 130.000 (Jilin)
42°58′N 130°0′E / 42.967°N 130.000°E / 42.967; 130.000 (North Korea)	North Korea
42°0′N 130°0′E / 42.000°N 130.000°E / 42.000; 130.000 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
33°27′N 130°0′E / 33.450°N 130.000°E / 33.450; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Kyūshū — Saga Prefecture — Nagasaki Prefecture — from 33°2′N 130°0′E / 33.033°N 130.000°E / 33.033; 130.000 (Nagasaki)
32°45′N 130°0′E / 32.750°N 130.000°E / 32.750; 130.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea
32°23′N 130°0′E / 32.383°N 130.000°E / 32.383; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Shimoshima — Kumamoto Prefecture
32°14′N 130°0′E / 32.233°N 130.000°E / 32.233; 130.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea	Passing just east of the Koshikijima Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at 31°49′N 129°56′E / 31.817°N 129.933°E / 31.817; 129.933 (Koshikijima Islands)) Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at 31°49′N 129°57′E / 31.817°N 129.950°E / 31.817; 129.950 (Kuroshima)) Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at 30°28′N 130°8′E / 30.467°N 130.133°E / 30.467; 130.133 (Kuchinoerabujima))
30°0′N 130°0′E / 30.000°N 130.000°E / 30.000; 130.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (at 29°57′N 129°56′E / 29.950°N 129.933°E / 29.950; 129.933 (Kuchinoshima))
28°21′N 130°0′E / 28.350°N 130.000°E / 28.350; 130.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Kikai — Kagoshima Prefecture
28°18′N 130°0′E / 28.300°N 130.000°E / 28.300; 130.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
0°14′N 130°0′E / 0.233°N 130.000°E / 0.233; 130.000 (Halmahera Sea)	Halmahera Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
1°45′S 130°0′E / 1.750°S 130.000°E / -1.750; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Misool
2°1′S 130°0′E / 2.017°S 130.000°E / -2.017; 130.000 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
2°59′S 130°0′E / 2.983°S 130.000°E / -2.983; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Seram
3°29′S 130°0′E / 3.483°S 130.000°E / -3.483; 130.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing through the Banda Islands (at 4°33′S 130°0′E / 4.550°S 130.000°E / -4.550; 130.000 (Banda Islands))
6°18′S 130°0′E / 6.300°S 130.000°E / -6.300; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Serua, Indonesia
6°19′S 130°0′E / 6.317°S 130.000°E / -6.317; 130.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
7°42′S 130°0′E / 7.700°S 130.000°E / -7.700; 130.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Dawera
7°44′S 130°0′E / 7.733°S 130.000°E / -7.733; 130.000 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea	Passing just west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia (at 11°47′S 130°1′E / 11.783°S 130.017°E / -11.783; 130.017 (Bathurst Island))
13°31′S 130°0′E / 13.517°S 130.000°E / -13.517; 130.000 (Australia)	Australia	Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 130°0′E / 26.000°S 130.000°E / -26.000; 130.000 (South Australia)
31°35′S 130°0′E / 31.583°S 130.000°E / -31.583; 130.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean^[1]^[2]
60°0′S 130°0′E / 60.000°S 130.000°E / -60.000; 130.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
65°59′S 130°0′E / 65.983°S 130.000°E / -65.983; 130.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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^ Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[1] Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[2] "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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