118th meridian east

The meridian 118° 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 118th meridian east forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 118°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.6°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.6°N, 118°W
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 * 73.58333°N, 118°W
 * Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 59.56667°N, 118°W Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58.41667°N, 118°W
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 * 49.6°N, 118°W
 * Inner Mongolia
 * 48.03333°N, 118°W
 * 48.03333°N, 118°W
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 * 46.61667°N, 118°W
 * 46.61667°N, 118°W
 * Inner Mongolia Hebei – for about 17 km from 42.41667°N, 118°W Inner Mongolia – for about 4 km from 42.26667°N, 118°W Hebei – from 42.21667°N, 118°W Tianjin – from 39.35°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.21667°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.21667°N, 118°W
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 * 38.18333°N, 118°W
 * Shandong Jiangsu – from 34.63333°N, 118°W Anhui – from 33.75°N, 118°W Jiangsu – from 33.36667°N, 118°W Anhui – from 33.2°N, 118°W Jiangxi – from 29.51667°N, 118°W Fujian – from 27.98333°N, 118°W, passing just west of Xiamen (at 24.45°N, 118.06667°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24.18333°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the disputed Scarborough Shoal (at 15.11667°N, 117.85°W)
 * 9.23333°N, 118°W
 * 9.23333°N, 118°W
 * Island of Palawan
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.88333°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.88333°N, 118°W
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 * 6.05°N, 118°W
 * 6.05°N, 118°W
 * Sabah – island of Borneo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4.21667°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4.21667°N, 118°W
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 * 2.4°N, 118°W
 * 2.4°N, 118°W
 * East Kalimantan – island of Borneo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2.2°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2.2°N, 118°W
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 * 1.78333°N, 118°W
 * 1.78333°N, 118°W
 * East Kalimantan – island of Borneo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.78333°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.78333°N, 118°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.95°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.95°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing by numerous small islands of 🇮🇩
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.98333°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.98333°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing by numerous small islands of 🇮🇩
 * -8.1°N, 118°W
 * -8.1°N, 118°W
 * Island of Sumbawa
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.86667°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.86667°N, 118°W
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 * -20.46667°N, 118°W
 * -20.46667°N, 118°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.1°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.1°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 118°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 118°W
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 * -66.98333°N, 118°W
 * -66.98333°N, 118°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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