128th meridian east

The meridian 128° 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 128th meridian east forms a great circle with the 52nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 128th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 128°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.46667°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.46667°N, 128°W
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 * 73.41667°N, 128°W
 * Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55.66667°N, 128°W
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 * 49.58333°N, 128°W
 * Heilongjiang Jilin — from 44.05°N, 128°W
 * 41.43333°N, 128°W
 * 41.43333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.05°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.05°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.05°N, 128°W
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 * 38.85°N, 128°W
 * 38.85°N, 128°W
 * 38.31667°N, 128°W
 * 38.31667°N, 128°W
 * 38.31667°N, 128°W
 * Mainland and the islands of Changseon and Namhae
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.7°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.7°N, 128°W
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 * 27.08333°N, 128°W
 * 27.08333°N, 128°W
 * Okinawa Prefecture — island of Iheya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.05°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.05°N, 128°W
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 * 26.7°N, 128°W
 * 26.7°N, 128°W
 * Okinawa Prefecture — island of Okinawa
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.48333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.48333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
 * 2.2°N, 128°W
 * 2.2°N, 128°W
 * Island of Halmahera
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2.08333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2.08333°N, 128°W
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 * 1.8°N, 128°W
 * 1.8°N, 128°W
 * Island of Halmahera
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.3°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.3°N, 128°W
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 * 1.1°N, 128°W
 * 1.1°N, 128°W
 * Island of Halmahera
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.46667°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.46667°N, 128°W
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 * -0.31667°N, 128°W
 * -0.31667°N, 128°W
 * Island of Halmahera
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -0.68333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -0.68333°N, 128°W
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 * -1.51667°N, 128°W
 * -1.51667°N, 128°W
 * Island of Obira
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.71667°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.71667°N, 128°W
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 * -3.06667°N, 128°W
 * -3.06667°N, 128°W
 * Islands of Seram and Ambon
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.76667°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3.76667°N, 128°W
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 * -8.15°N, 128°W
 * -8.15°N, 128°W
 * Island of Moa
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.25°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.25°N, 128°W
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 * -14.56667°N, 128°W
 * -14.56667°N, 128°W
 * Western Australia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.08333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.08333°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 128°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 128°W
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 * -67.03333°N, 128°W
 * -67.03333°N, 128°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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