116th meridian east

The meridian 116° 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.

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116th meridian east

The 116th meridian east forms a great circle with the 64th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 116°0′E	Arctic Ocean
78°49′N 116°0′E	Laptev Sea
74°21′N 116°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic — Peschanyy Island
74°16′N 116°0′E	Laptev Sea
73°41′N 116°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 60°28′N 116°0′E Republic of Buryatia — from 57°14′N 116°0′E Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°3′N 116°0′E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°52′N 116°0′E Republic of Buryatia — from 55°22′N 116°0′E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 54°28′N 116°0′E
49°59′N 116°0′E	Mongolia
48°42′N 116°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
47°43′N 116°0′E	Mongolia
45°38′N 116°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei – from 41°46′N 116°0′E Beijing – from 40°34′N 116°0′E Hebei – from 39°32′N 116°0′E Shandong – from 37°21′N 116°0′E Henan – for about 8 km from 36°3′N 116°0′E Shandong – from 35°58′N 116°0′E Henan – from 34°34′N 116°0′E Anhui – from 33°52′N 116°0′E Hubei – for about 10 km from 31°1′N 116°0′E Anhui – from 30°57′N 116°0′E Hubei – from 30°14′N 116°0′E Jiangxi – from 29°44′N 116°0′E, passing just east of Nanchang (at 28°40′N 115°53′E) Fujian – from 25°27′N 116°0′E Guangdong – from 24°51′N 116°0′E
22°50′N 116°0′E	South China Sea	Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
5°48′N 116°0′E	Malaysia	Sabah – on the island of Borneo
4°21′N 116°0′E	Indonesia	North Kalimantan East Kalimantan South Kalimantan
3°31′S 116°0′E	Java Sea	Passing just west of Laut Island, Indonesia (at 3°41′S 116°1′E) Passing just east of the Kangean Islands, Indonesia (at 6°57′S 115°55′E)
7°12′S 116°0′E	Bali Sea
8°44′S 116°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Lombok
8°54′S 116°0′E	Indian Ocean
21°2′S 116°0′E	Australia	Western Australia – passing just east of Perth (at 31°57′S 115°52′E)
34°51′S 116°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 116°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°21′S 116°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 115th meridian east
• 117th meridian east