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.

Line across the Earth
123°
123rd meridian east

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:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 123°0′E / 90.000°N 123.000°E / 90.000; 123.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
78°2′N 123°0′E / 78.033°N 123.000°E / 78.033; 123.000 (Laptev Sea)Laptev Sea
72°57′N 123°0′E / 72.950°N 123.000°E / 72.950; 123.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic
Amur Oblast — from 56°31′N 123°0′E / 56.517°N 123.000°E / 56.517; 123.000 (Amur Oblast)
53°30′N 123°0′E / 53.500°N 123.000°E / 53.500; 123.000 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaHeilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from 51°17′N 123°0′E / 51.283°N 123.000°E / 51.283; 123.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Heilongjiang — from 47°43′N 123°0′E / 47.717°N 123.000°E / 47.717; 123.000 (Heilongjiang)
Inner Mongolia — from 46°42′N 123°0′E / 46.700°N 123.000°E / 46.700; 123.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Jilin — from 46°6′N 123°0′E / 46.100°N 123.000°E / 46.100; 123.000 (Jilin)
Inner Mongolia — from 44°29′N 123°0′E / 44.483°N 123.000°E / 44.483; 123.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Liaoning — from 42°44′N 123°0′E / 42.733°N 123.000°E / 42.733; 123.000 (Liaoning)
39°40′N 123°0′E / 39.667°N 123.000°E / 39.667; 123.000 (Yellow Sea)Yellow SeaPassing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong,  People's Republic of China (at 37°23′N 122°42′E / 37.383°N 122.700°E / 37.383; 122.700 (Shandong Peninsula))
33°17′N 123°0′E / 33.283°N 123.000°E / 33.283; 123.000 (East China Sea)East China SeaPassing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhejiang,  People's Republic of China (at 30°25′N 122°56′E / 30.417°N 122.933°E / 30.417; 122.933 (Zhoushan))
24°28′N 123°0′E / 24.467°N 123.000°E / 24.467; 123.000 (Japan)  JapanOkinawa Prefecture — island of Yonaguni
24°26′N 123°0′E / 24.433°N 123.000°E / 24.433; 123.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPhilippine Sea
14°7′N 123°0′E / 14.117°N 123.000°E / 14.117; 123.000 (Philippines)  PhilippinesIsland of Luzon
13°31′N 123°0′E / 13.517°N 123.000°E / 13.517; 123.000 (Ragay Gulf)Ragay Gulf
13°9′N 123°0′E / 13.150°N 123.000°E / 13.150; 123.000 (Philippines)  PhilippinesIsland of Burias
13°0′N 123°0′E / 13.000°N 123.000°E / 13.000; 123.000 (Sibuyan Sea)Sibuyan Sea
11°30′N 123°0′E / 11.500°N 123.000°E / 11.500; 123.000 (Philippines)  PhilippinesIsland of Panay
11°5′N 123°0′E / 11.083°N 123.000°E / 11.083; 123.000 (Guimaras Strait)Guimaras Strait
10°55′N 123°0′E / 10.917°N 123.000°E / 10.917; 123.000 (Philippines)  PhilippinesIsland of Negros
9°3′N 123°0′E / 9.050°N 123.000°E / 9.050; 123.000 (Sulu Sea)Sulu Sea
8°25′N 123°0′E / 8.417°N 123.000°E / 8.417; 123.000 (Philippines)  PhilippinesIsland of Mindanao
7°28′N 123°0′E / 7.467°N 123.000°E / 7.467; 123.000 (Celebes Sea)Celebes Sea
0°58′N 123°0′E / 0.967°N 123.000°E / 0.967; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
0°30′N 123°0′E / 0.500°N 123.000°E / 0.500; 123.000 (Gulf of Tomini)Gulf of Tomini
0°37′S 123°0′E / 0.617°S 123.000°E / -0.617; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
0°54′S 123°0′E / 0.900°S 123.000°E / -0.900; 123.000 (Peleng Straits)Peleng Straits
1°12′S 123°0′E / 1.200°S 123.000°E / -1.200; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Peleng
1°31′S 123°0′E / 1.517°S 123.000°E / -1.517; 123.000 (Banda Sea)Banda SeaPassing just west of the island of Manui,  Indonesia (at 3°35′S 123°2′E / 3.583°S 123.033°E / -3.583; 123.033 (Manui))
4°0′S 123°0′E / 4.000°S 123.000°E / -4.000; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Wowoni
4°12′S 123°0′E / 4.200°S 123.000°E / -4.200; 123.000 (Banda Sea)Banda SeaPassing just east of the island of Sulawesi,  Indonesia (at 4°19′S 122°54′E / 4.317°S 122.900°E / -4.317; 122.900 (Sulawesi))
4°23′S 123°0′E / 4.383°S 123.000°E / -4.383; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Buton
4°56′S 123°0′E / 4.933°S 123.000°E / -4.933; 123.000 (Banda Sea)Banda Sea
5°9′S 123°0′E / 5.150°S 123.000°E / -5.150; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Buton
5°23′S 123°0′E / 5.383°S 123.000°E / -5.383; 123.000 (Banda Sea)Banda Sea
8°17′S 123°0′E / 8.283°S 123.000°E / -8.283; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIslands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
8°30′S 123°0′E / 8.500°S 123.000°E / -8.500; 123.000 (Savu Sea)Savu Sea
10°44′S 123°0′E / 10.733°S 123.000°E / -10.733; 123.000 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Rote
10°52′S 123°0′E / 10.867°S 123.000°E / -10.867; 123.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian Ocean
12°14′S 123°0′E / 12.233°S 123.000°E / -12.233; 123.000 (Australia)  AustraliaAshmore and Cartier Islands
12°17′S 123°0′E / 12.283°S 123.000°E / -12.283; 123.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian Ocean
16°23′S 123°0′E / 16.383°S 123.000°E / -16.383; 123.000 (Australia)  AustraliaWestern Australia
33°52′S 123°0′E / 33.867°S 123.000°E / -33.867; 123.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian OceanAustralian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 123°0′E / 60.000°S 123.000°E / -60.000; 123.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
66°40′S 123°0′E / 66.667°S 123.000°E / -66.667; 123.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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