130th meridian east

The meridian 130° 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.

130°

130th meridian east

The 130th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 50th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 130th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 130°0′E	Arctic Ocean
77°14′N 130°0′E	Laptev Sea
71°5′N 130°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 55°44′N 130°0′E
49°0′N 130°0′E	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from 43°51′N 130°0′E
42°58′N 130°0′E	North Korea
42°0′N 130°0′E	Sea of Japan
33°27′N 130°0′E	Japan	Island of Kyūshū — Saga Prefecture — Nagasaki Prefecture — from 33°2′N 130°0′E
32°45′N 130°0′E	East China Sea
32°23′N 130°0′E	Japan	Island of Shimoshima — Kumamoto Prefecture
32°14′N 130°0′E	East China Sea	Passing just east of the Koshikijima Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°56′E) Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°57′E) Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 30°28′N 130°8′E)
30°0′N 130°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 29°57′N 129°56′E)
28°21′N 130°0′E	Japan	Island of Kikai — Kagoshima Prefecture
28°18′N 130°0′E	Pacific Ocean
0°14′N 130°0′E	Halmahera Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia
1°45′S 130°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Misool
2°1′S 130°0′E	Ceram Sea
2°59′S 130°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Seram
3°29′S 130°0′E	Banda Sea	Passing through the Banda Islands (at 4°33′S 130°0′E)
6°18′S 130°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Serua,  Indonesia
6°19′S 130°0′E	Banda Sea
7°42′S 130°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Dawera
7°44′S 130°0′E	Timor Sea	Passing just west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory,  Australia (at 11°47′S 130°1′E)
13°31′S 130°0′E	Australia	Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 130°0′E
31°35′S 130°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 130°0′E	Southern Ocean
65°59′S 130°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 129th meridian east
• 131st meridian east