121st meridian east

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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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea
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| Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from
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| Inner Mongolia Liaoning – from
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Liaodong Bay Passing just west of the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, (at ) Bohai Sea
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| Shandong – Shandong Peninsula
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
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| Jiangsu Shanghai – from Zhejiang – from
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hangzhou Bay
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| Zhejiang
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taiwan Strait
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| Island of Taiwan – claimed by
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea
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| Island of Luzon – passing through Manila (at )
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Isla Verde Passage
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| Island of Mindoro
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Cuyo Islands, (at ) Passing just west of the Cagayan Islands, (at )
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| Island of Jolo and smaller neighbouring islands
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea
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| Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Tomini
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| Island of Sulawesi
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boni
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| Island of Sulawesi
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boni
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
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| Selayar Islands
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Flores Sea
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| Island of Flores
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
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| Western Australia
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
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! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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See also
120th meridian east
122nd meridian east
References
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