127th meridian east

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127th meridian east ()

The meridian 127° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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 127th meridian east forms a great circle with the 53rd meridian west.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 127th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 127°0′E / 90.000°N 127.000°E / 90.000; 127.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°34′N 127°0′E / 77.567°N 127.000°E / 77.567; 127.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
73°27′N 127°0′E / 73.450°N 127.000°E / 73.450; 127.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 127°0′E / 55.700°N 127.000°E / 55.700; 127.000 (Amur Oblast)
51°0′N 127°0′E / 51.000°N 127.000°E / 51.000; 127.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from 45°0′N 127°0′E / 45.000°N 127.000°E / 45.000; 127.000 (Jilin) Heilongjiang — for about 10 km from 44°47′N 127°0′E / 44.783°N 127.000°E / 44.783; 127.000 (Heilongjiang) Jilin — from 44°43′N 127°0′E / 44.717°N 127.000°E / 44.717; 127.000 (Jilin)
41°45′N 127°0′E / 41.750°N 127.000°E / 41.750; 127.000 (North Korea)	North Korea	Jagang Province Yanggang Province South Hamgyeong Province South Pyeongan Province South Hamgyeong Province Gangwon Province
38°13′N 127°0′E / 38.217°N 127.000°E / 38.217; 127.000 (South Korea)	South Korea	Gyeonggi Province Passing through Seoul Gyeonggi Province - Passing through of Suwon South Chungcheong Province North Jeolla Province - Passing just west of Jeonju South Jeolla Province Passing just east of Gwangju South Jeolla Province
34°18′N 127°0′E / 34.300°N 127.000°E / 34.300; 127.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea	Passing just east of the island of Jeju-do,  South Korea (at 33°27′N 126°57′E / 33.450°N 126.950°E / 33.450; 126.950 (Jeju-do)) Passing just west of the island of Tonakijima, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 26°22′N 127°8′E / 26.367°N 127.133°E / 26.367; 127.133 (Tonakijuma)) Passing just east of the island of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 26°20′N 126°49′E / 26.333°N 126.817°E / 26.333; 126.817 (Kumejima))
25°45′N 127°0′E / 25.750°N 127.000°E / 25.750; 127.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea — passing just east of the Talaud Islands,  Indonesia (at 4°16′N 126°55′E / 4.267°N 126.917°E / 4.267; 126.917 (Talaud Islands))
4°17′N 127°0′E / 4.283°N 127.000°E / 4.283; 127.000 (Molucca Sea)	Molucca Sea	Passing just west of the island of Latalata,  Indonesia (at 0°16′S 127°1′E / 0.267°S 127.017°E / -0.267; 127.017 (Latalata)) Passing just west of the island of Kasiruta,  Indonesia (at 0°26′S 127°5′E / 0.433°S 127.083°E / -0.433; 127.083 (Kasiruta))
1°43′S 127°0′E / 1.717°S 127.000°E / -1.717; 127.000 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
3°9′S 127°0′E / 3.150°S 127.000°E / -3.150; 127.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Buru
3°43′S 127°0′E / 3.717°S 127.000°E / -3.717; 127.000 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing just east of the island of Wetar,  Indonesia (at 7°43′S 126°50′E / 7.717°S 126.833°E / -7.717; 126.833 (Wetar)) Passing just west of the island of Kisar,  Indonesia (at 8°2′S 127°8′E / 8.033°S 127.133°E / -8.033; 127.133 (Kisar))
8°20′S 127°0′E / 8.333°S 127.000°E / -8.333; 127.000 (Timor-Leste)	Timor-Leste
8°41′S 127°0′E / 8.683°S 127.000°E / -8.683; 127.000 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea
13°46′S 127°0′E / 13.767°S 127.000°E / -13.767; 127.000 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia
32°18′S 127°0′E / 32.300°S 127.000°E / -32.300; 127.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 127°0′E / 60.000°S 127.000°E / -60.000; 127.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°31′S 127°0′E / 66.517°S 127.000°E / -66.517; 127.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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