120th meridian east

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The meridian 120° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude ^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. In mean solar time this offset is the UTC+08:00 time zone.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 120th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N120°0′E / 90.000°N 120.000°E / 90.000; 120.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
78°22′N120°0′E / 78.367°N 120.000°E / 78.367; 120.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
73°10′N120°0′E / 73.167°N 120.000°E / 73.167; 120.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 56°55′N120°0′E / 56.917°N 120.000°E / 56.917; 120.000 (Amur Oblast) Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°30′N120°0′E / 56.500°N 120.000°E / 56.500; 120.000 (Zabaykalsky Krai)
51°31′N120°0′E / 51.517°N 120.000°E / 51.517; 120.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Liaoning – from 41°42′N120°0′E / 41.700°N 120.000°E / 41.700; 120.000 (Liaoning)
40°4′N120°0′E / 40.067°N 120.000°E / 40.067; 120.000 (Bohai Sea)	Bohai Sea
37°25′N120°0′E / 37.417°N 120.000°E / 37.417; 120.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Shandong (Shandong Peninsula)
35°43′N120°0′E / 35.717°N 120.000°E / 35.717; 120.000 (Yellow Sea)	Yellow Sea
34°26′N120°0′E / 34.433°N 120.000°E / 34.433; 120.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Jiangsu Zhejiang – from 31°1′N120°0′E / 31.017°N 120.000°E / 31.017; 120.000 (Zhejiang) , passing just west of Hangzhou (at 30°15′N120°10′E / 30.250°N 120.167°E / 30.250; 120.167 (Hangzhou) ) Fujian – from 27°19′N120°0′E / 27.317°N 120.000°E / 27.317; 120.000 (Fujian)
26°36′N120°0′E / 26.600°N 120.000°E / 26.600; 120.000 (East China Sea)	East China Sea
25°23′N120°0′E / 25.383°N 120.000°E / 25.383; 120.000 (South China Sea)	South China Sea	Passing through the Taiwan Strait, just west of the island of Taiwan, Republic of China (at 23°5′N120°2′E / 23.083°N 120.033°E / 23.083; 120.033 (Taiwan) )
16°20′N120°0′E / 16.333°N 120.000°E / 16.333; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Islands of Cabarruyan and Luzon
15°17′N120°0′E / 15.283°N 120.000°E / 15.283; 120.000 (South China Sea)	South China Sea	Passing just west of the Lubang Islands, Philippines (at 13°53′N120°1′E / 13.883°N 120.017°E / 13.883; 120.017 (Lubang) )
12°16′N120°0′E / 12.267°N 120.000°E / 12.267; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Islands of Busuanga and Culion
11°41′N120°0′E / 11.683°N 120.000°E / 11.683; 120.000 (Sulu Sea)	Sulu Sea
10°34′N120°0′E / 10.567°N 120.000°E / 10.567; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Dumaran
10°33′N120°0′E / 10.550°N 120.000°E / 10.550; 120.000 (Sulu Sea)	Sulu Sea	Passing through Tubbataha Reef, Philippines (at 8°55′N120°0′E / 8.917°N 120.000°E / 8.917; 120.000 (Tubbataha Reef) )
5°56′N120°0′E / 5.933°N 120.000°E / 5.933; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Laparan
5°52′N120°0′E / 5.867°N 120.000°E / 5.867; 120.000 (Sulu Sea)	Sulu Sea
5°14′N120°0′E / 5.233°N 120.000°E / 5.233; 120.000 (Philippines)	Philippines	Islands of Tawi-Tawi and Bilatan
4°57′N120°0′E / 4.950°N 120.000°E / 4.950; 120.000 (Celebes Sea)	Celebes Sea
1°12′N120°0′E / 1.200°N 120.000°E / 1.200; 120.000 (Makassar Strait)	Makassar Strait
0°29′N120°0′E / 0.483°N 120.000°E / 0.483; 120.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi
5°34′S120°0′E / 5.567°S 120.000°E / -5.567; 120.000 (Flores Sea)	Flores Sea
8°27′S120°0′E / 8.450°S 120.000°E / -8.450; 120.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Flores
8°49′S120°0′E / 8.817°S 120.000°E / -8.817; 120.000 (Sumba Strait)	Sumba Strait
9°22′S120°0′E / 9.367°S 120.000°E / -9.367; 120.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumba
10°2′S120°0′E / 10.033°S 120.000°E / -10.033; 120.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
19°56′S120°0′E / 19.933°S 120.000°E / -19.933; 120.000 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia
33°56′S120°0′E / 33.933°S 120.000°E / -33.933; 120.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean ^[2]^[3]
60°0′S120°0′E / 60.000°S 120.000°E / -60.000; 120.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°52′S120°0′E / 66.867°S 120.000°E / -66.867; 120.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

References

↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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[1] "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[2] 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.

[3] "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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