123rd meridian east

The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 57th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 123°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.03333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.03333°N, 123°W
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 * 72.95°N, 123°W
 * Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 56.51667°N, 123°W
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 * 53.5°N, 123°W
 * Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — from 51.28333°N, 123°W Heilongjiang — from 47.71667°N, 123°W Inner Mongolia — from 46.7°N, 123°W Jilin — from 46.1°N, 123°W Inner Mongolia — from 44.48333°N, 123°W Liaoning — from 42.73333°N, 123°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.66667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong, (at 37.38333°N, 122.7°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.28333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhejiang, (at 30.41667°N, 122.93333°W)
 * 24.46667°N, 123°W
 * 24.46667°N, 123°W
 * Okinawa Prefecture — island of Yonaguni
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24.43333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24.43333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
 * 14.11667°N, 123°W
 * 14.11667°N, 123°W
 * Island of Luzon
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.51667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.51667°N, 123°W
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 * 13.15°N, 123°W
 * 13.15°N, 123°W
 * Island of Burias
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13°N, 123°W
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 * 11.5°N, 123°W
 * 11.5°N, 123°W
 * Island of Panay
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11.08333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11.08333°N, 123°W
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 * 10.91667°N, 123°W
 * 10.91667°N, 123°W
 * Island of Negros
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9.05°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9.05°N, 123°W
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 * 8.41667°N, 123°W
 * 8.41667°N, 123°W
 * Island of Mindanao
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.46667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.46667°N, 123°W
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 * 0.96667°N, 123°W
 * 0.96667°N, 123°W
 * Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.5°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.5°N, 123°W
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 * -0.61667°N, 123°W
 * -0.61667°N, 123°W
 * Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -0.9°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -0.9°N, 123°W
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 * -1.2°N, 123°W
 * -1.2°N, 123°W
 * Island of Peleng
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.51667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.51667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Manui, 🇮🇩 (at -3.58333°N, 123.03333°W)
 * -4°N, 123°W
 * -4°N, 123°W
 * Island of Wowoni
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.2°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.2°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Sulawesi, 🇮🇩 (at -4.31667°N, 122.9°W)
 * -4.38333°N, 123°W
 * -4.38333°N, 123°W
 * Island of Buton
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.93333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -4.93333°N, 123°W
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 * -5.15°N, 123°W
 * -5.15°N, 123°W
 * Island of Buton
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.38333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.38333°N, 123°W
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 * -8.28333°N, 123°W
 * -8.28333°N, 123°W
 * Islands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.5°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.5°N, 123°W
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 * -10.73333°N, 123°W
 * -10.73333°N, 123°W
 * Island of Rote
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.86667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.86667°N, 123°W
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 * -12.23333°N, 123°W
 * -12.23333°N, 123°W
 * Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -12.28333°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -12.28333°N, 123°W
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 * -16.38333°N, 123°W
 * -16.38333°N, 123°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.86667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.86667°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 123°W
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 * -66.66667°N, 123°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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