118th meridian east
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The meridian 118° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 118th meridian east forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 118°0′E / 90.000°N 118.000°E / 90.000; 118.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 78°36′N 118°0′E / 78.600°N 118.000°E / 78.600; 118.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 73°35′N 118°0′E / 73.583°N 118.000°E / 73.583; 118.000 (Russia) Russia
Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 59°34′N 118°0′E / 59.567°N 118.000°E / 59.567; 118.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58°25′N 118°0′E / 58.417°N 118.000°E / 58.417; 118.000 (Zabaykalsky Krai)49°36′N 118°0′E / 49.600°N 118.000°E / 49.600; 118.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia 48°2′N 118°0′E / 48.033°N 118.000°E / 48.033; 118.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia
46°37′N 118°0′E / 46.617°N 118.000°E / 46.617; 118.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Hebei – for about 17 km from 42°25′N 118°0′E / 42.417°N 118.000°E / 42.417; 118.000 (Hebei)
Inner Mongolia – for about 4 km from 42°16′N 118°0′E / 42.267°N 118.000°E / 42.267; 118.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Hebei – from 42°13′N 118°0′E / 42.217°N 118.000°E / 42.217; 118.000 (Hebei)
Tianjin – from 39°21′N 118°0′E / 39.350°N 118.000°E / 39.350; 118.000 (Hebei)39°13′N 118°0′E / 39.217°N 118.000°E / 39.217; 118.000 (Bohai Sea) Bohai Sea 38°11′N 118°0′E / 38.183°N 118.000°E / 38.183; 118.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Shandong
Jiangsu – from 34°38′N 118°0′E / 34.633°N 118.000°E / 34.633; 118.000 (Jiangsu)
Anhui – from 33°45′N 118°0′E / 33.750°N 118.000°E / 33.750; 118.000 (Anhui)
Jiangsu – from 33°22′N 118°0′E / 33.367°N 118.000°E / 33.367; 118.000 (Jiangsu)
Anhui – from 33°12′N 118°0′E / 33.200°N 118.000°E / 33.200; 118.000 (Anhui)
Jiangxi – from 29°31′N 118°0′E / 29.517°N 118.000°E / 29.517; 118.000 (Jiangxi)
Fujian – from 27°59′N 118°0′E / 27.983°N 118.000°E / 27.983; 118.000 (Fujian), passing just west of Xiamen (at 24°27′N 118°4′E / 24.450°N 118.067°E / 24.450; 118.067 (Xiamen))24°11′N 118°0′E / 24.183°N 118.000°E / 24.183; 118.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just east of the disputed Scarborough Shoal (at 15°7′N 117°51′E / 15.117°N 117.850°E / 15.117; 117.850 (Scarborough Shoal)) 9°14′N 118°0′E / 9.233°N 118.000°E / 9.233; 118.000 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Palawan 8°53′N 118°0′E / 8.883°N 118.000°E / 8.883; 118.000 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea 6°3′N 118°0′E / 6.050°N 118.000°E / 6.050; 118.000 (Malaysia) Malaysia
Sabah – island of Borneo 4°13′N 118°0′E / 4.217°N 118.000°E / 4.217; 118.000 (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea 2°24′N 118°0′E / 2.400°N 118.000°E / 2.400; 118.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
East Kalimantan – island of Borneo 2°12′N 118°0′E / 2.200°N 118.000°E / 2.200; 118.000 (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea 1°47′N 118°0′E / 1.783°N 118.000°E / 1.783; 118.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
East Kalimantan – island of Borneo 0°47′N 118°0′E / 0.783°N 118.000°E / 0.783; 118.000 (Makassar Strait) Makassar Strait 4°57′S 118°0′E / 4.950°S 118.000°E / -4.950; 118.000 (Java Sea) Java Sea Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
6°59′S 118°0′E / 6.983°S 118.000°E / -6.983; 118.000 (Flores Sea) Flores Sea Passing by numerous small islands of Indonesia
8°6′S 118°0′E / 8.100°S 118.000°E / -8.100; 118.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Sumbawa 8°52′S 118°0′E / 8.867°S 118.000°E / -8.867; 118.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 20°28′S 118°0′E / 20.467°S 118.000°E / -20.467; 118.000 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia 35°6′S 118°0′E / 35.100°S 118.000°E / -35.100; 118.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 118°0′E / 60.000°S 118.000°E / -60.000; 118.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°59′S 118°0′E / 66.983°S 118.000°E / -66.983; 118.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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