134th meridian east

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The meridian 134° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
134°
134th meridian east

The 134th meridian east forms a great circle with the 46th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 134th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 134°0′E / 90.000°N 134.000°E / 90.000; 134.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°47′N 134°0′E / 76.783°N 134.000°E / 76.783; 134.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
71°23′N 134°0′E / 71.383°N 134.000°E / 71.383; 134.000 (Russia)   Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°21′N 134°0′E / 59.350°N 134.000°E / 59.350; 134.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 53°23′N 134°0′E / 53.383°N 134.000°E / 53.383; 134.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 52°31′N 134°0′E / 52.517°N 134.000°E / 52.517; 134.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°37′N 134°0′E / 48.617°N 134.000°E / 48.617; 134.000 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast)
48°17′N 134°0′E / 48.283°N 134.000°E / 48.283; 134.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
46°38′N 134°0′E / 46.633°N 134.000°E / 46.633; 134.000 (Russia)   Russia Primorsky Krai
42°56′N 134°0′E / 42.933°N 134.000°E / 42.933; 134.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
35°32′N 134°0′E / 35.533°N 134.000°E / 35.533; 134.000 (Japan)   Japan Island of Honshū
Tottori Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture — from 35°21′N 134°0′E / 35.350°N 134.000°E / 35.350; 134.000 (Okayama)
Island of Nao
Kagawa Prefecture — from 34°27′N 134°0′E / 34.450°N 134.000°E / 34.450; 134.000 (Kagawa)
34°26′N 134°0′E / 34.433°N 134.000°E / 34.433; 134.000 (Seto Inland Sea) Seto Inland Sea
34°21′N 134°0′E / 34.350°N 134.000°E / 34.350; 134.000 (Japan)   Japan Island of Shikoku
— Kagawa Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture — from 33°49′N 134°0′E / 33.817°N 134.000°E / 33.817; 134.000 (Tokushima)
Kōchi Prefecture — from 33°49′N 134°0′E / 33.817°N 134.000°E / 33.817; 134.000 (Kōchi)
33°25′N 134°0′E / 33.417°N 134.000°E / 33.417; 134.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Angaur,   Palau (at 6°53′N 134°7′E / 6.883°N 134.117°E / 6.883; 134.117 (Angaur))
0°44′S 134°0′E / 0.733°S 134.000°E / -0.733; 134.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Island of New Guinea
3°51′S 134°0′E / 3.850°S 134.000°E / -3.850; 134.000 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just west of the Aru Islands,   Indonesia (at 6°45′S 134°3′E / 6.750°S 134.050°E / -6.750; 134.050 (Aru Islands))
11°52′S 134°0′E / 11.867°S 134.000°E / -11.867; 134.000 (Australia)   Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 134°0′E / 26.000°S 134.000°E / -26.000; 134.000 (South Australia)
32°29′S 134°0′E / 32.483°S 134.000°E / -32.483; 134.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 134°0′E / 60.000°S 134.000°E / -60.000; 134.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°11′S 134°0′E / 66.183°S 134.000°E / -66.183; 134.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.