126th meridian east

The meridian 126° 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.

The 126th meridian east forms a great circle with the 54th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 126th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 126°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.68333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.68333°N, 126°W
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 * 73.51667°N, 126°W
 * Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55.71667°N, 126°W
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 * 52.76667°N, 126°W
 * Heilongjiang — for about 10 km
 * 52.66667°N, 126°W
 * 52.66667°N, 126°W
 * Amur Oblast — for about 9 km
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 * 52.58333°N, 126°W
 * Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — for about 1 km from 50.93333°N, 126°W Heilongjiang — from 50.91667°N, 126°W Jilin — from 45.18333°N, 126°W
 * 40.93333°N, 126°W
 * 40.93333°N, 126°W
 * For about 2 km
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 * 40.91667°N, 126°W
 * Jilin — for about 2 km
 * 40.88333°N, 126°W
 * 40.88333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.86667°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.86667°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.86667°N, 126°W
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 * 34.88333°N, 126°W
 * 34.88333°N, 126°W
 * Several islands of Sinan and Jindo counties
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.25°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Jeju-do, 🇰🇷 (at 33.28333°N, 126.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.28333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.28333°N, 126°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.25°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea — passing just east of Calicoan Island, 🇵🇭 (at 10.93333°N, 125.83333°W) — passing just east of Suluan Island, 🇵🇭 (at 10.75°N, 125.96667°W)
 * 9.95°N, 126°W
 * 9.95°N, 126°W
 * Islands of Siargao and Middle Bucas
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9.7°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9.7°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
 * 9.3°N, 126°W
 * 9.3°N, 126°W
 * Island of Mindanao
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.9°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.9°N, 126°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.2°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.2°N, 126°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3.48333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3.48333°N, 126°W
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 * -1.8°N, 126°W
 * -1.8°N, 126°W
 * Island of Mangole
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.9°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.9°N, 126°W
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 * -2.25°N, 126°W
 * -2.25°N, 126°W
 * Island of Sanana
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.46667°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.46667°N, 126°W
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 * -3.21667°N, 126°W
 * -3.21667°N, 126°W
 * Island of Buru — westernmost point
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.3°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.3°N, 126°W
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 * -7.66667°N, 126°W
 * -7.66667°N, 126°W
 * Island of Wetar
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.9°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.9°N, 126°W
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 * -8.5°N, 126°W
 * -8.5°N, 126°W
 * Island of Timor
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.1°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.1°N, 126°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -13.11667°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -13.11667°N, 126°W
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 * -14.01667°N, 126°W
 * -14.01667°N, 126°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.28333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.28333°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 126°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 126°W
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 * -66.28333°N, 126°W
 * -66.28333°N, 126°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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