117th meridian east

The meridian 117° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 117th meridian east forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 117°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.7°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.7°N, 117°W
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 * 73.61667°N, 117°W
 * Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 60.13333°N, 117°W Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56.8°N, 117°W
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 * 49.71667°N, 117°W
 * Inner Mongolia
 * 47.85°N, 117°W
 * 47.85°N, 117°W
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 * 46.35°N, 117°W
 * 46.35°N, 117°W
 * Inner Mongolia Hebei – from 42.41667°N, 117°W Beijing – from 40.66667°N, 117°W Hebei – from 40°N, 117°W Tianjin – from 39.6°N, 117°W Hebei – from 38.66667°N, 117°W Shandong – from 37.83333°N, 117°W, passing through Jinan (at 36.65°N, 116.96667°W) Jiangsu – from 34.71667°N, 117°W Anhui – from 34.25°N, 117°W Jiangxi – from 29.66667°N, 117°W Fujian – from 27.11667°N, 117°W Guangdong – from 23.75°N, 117°W, mainland and island of Nan'ao
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.41667°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.41667°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
 * 8.1°N, 117°W
 * 8.1°N, 117°W
 * Balabac Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.41667°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.41667°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Balabac Strait
 * 7.35°N, 117°W
 * 7.35°N, 117°W
 * Sabah – Balambangan Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.28333°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.28333°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Marudu Bay
 * 6.78333°N, 117°W
 * 6.78333°N, 117°W
 * Sabah – island of Borneo
 * 4.35°N, 117°W
 * 4.35°N, 117°W
 * North Kalimantan East Kalimantan Future capital of Indonesia East Kalimantan (Balikpapan)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.2°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.2°N, 117°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.48333°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.48333°N, 117°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.45°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.45°N, 117°W
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 * -8.4°N, 117°W
 * -8.4°N, 117°W
 * Island of Sumbawa
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.1°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.1°N, 117°W
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 * -20.65°N, 117°W
 * -20.65°N, 117°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.03333°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.03333°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 117°W
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 * -66.81667°N, 117°W
 * -66.81667°N, 117°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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