121st meridian east

The meridian 121° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 121st meridian east forms a great circle with the 59th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.25°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.25°N, 121°W
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 * 72.93333°N, 121°W
 * Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 57.05°N, 121°W Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56.05°N, 122°W
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 * 53.28333°N, 121°W
 * Inner Mongolia Liaoning – from 42.25°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.83333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Liaodong Bay Passing just west of the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, (at 38.91667°N, 121.08333°W) Bohai Sea
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 * 37.73333°N, 121°W
 * Shandong – Shandong Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.6°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.6°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.28333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.28333°N, 121°W
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 * 32.53333°N, 121°W
 * Jiangsu Shanghai – from 31.13333°N, 121°W Zhejiang – from 30.83333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.56667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.56667°N, 121°W
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 * 32.53333°N, 121°W
 * Zhejiang
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28.11667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28.11667°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.33333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.33333°N, 121°W
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 * 24.95°N, 121°W
 * 24.95°N, 121°W
 * Island of Taiwan – claimed by
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.58333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.58333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.8°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.8°N, 121°W
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 * 18.6°N, 121°W
 * 18.6°N, 121°W
 * Island of Luzon – passing through Manila (at 14.58333°N, 121°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.78333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.78333°N, 121°W
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 * 13.45°N, 121°W
 * 13.45°N, 121°W
 * Island of Mindoro
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.41667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Cuyo Islands, 𝜙 (at 11°N, 121°W) Passing just west of the Cagayan Islands, 𝜙 (at 11°N, 121°W)
 * 6.18333°N, 121°W
 * 6.18333°N, 121°W
 * Island of Jolo and smaller neighbouring islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.66667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.66667°N, 121°W
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 * 1.35°N, 121°W
 * 1.35°N, 121°W
 * Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.43333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.43333°N, 121°W
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 * -1.41667°N, 121°W
 * -1.41667°N, 121°W
 * Island of Sulawesi
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.68333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.68333°N, 121°W
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 * -3.25°N, 121°W
 * -3.25°N, 121°W
 * Island of Sulawesi
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.65°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.65°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.41667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.41667°N, 121°W
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 * -7.28333°N, 121°W
 * -7.28333°N, 121°W
 * Selayar Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.33333°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.33333°N, 121°W
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 * -8.38333°N, 121°W
 * -8.38333°N, 121°W
 * Island of Flores
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.96667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.96667°N, 121°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.65°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.65°N, 121°W
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 * -19.6°N, 121°W
 * -19.6°N, 121°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.86667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.86667°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 121°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 121°W
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 * -66.8°N, 121°W
 * -66.8°N, 121°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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