135th meridian east

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135th meridian east

The meridian 135° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude ^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 135th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 45th meridian west, meaning it is a quarter away from the 180th meridian and 3 quarters from the 0th meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 135th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N135°0′E / 90.000°N 135.000°E / 90.000; 135.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean	Geographical North Pole
76°40′N135°0′E / 76.667°N 135.000°E / 76.667; 135.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
71°30′N135°0′E / 71.500°N 135.000°E / 71.500; 135.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°6′N135°0′E / 59.100°N 135.000°E / 59.100; 135.000 (Khabarovsk Krai) Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°42′N135°0′E / 48.700°N 135.000°E / 48.700; 135.000 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast) , passing just west of Khabarovsk (at 48°25′N135°7′E / 48.417°N 135.117°E / 48.417; 135.117 (Khabarovsk) ) Khabarovsk Krai — from 48°21′N135°0′E / 48.350°N 135.000°E / 48.350; 135.000 (Khabarovsk Krai) Primorsky Krai — from 47°11′N135°0′E / 47.183°N 135.000°E / 47.183; 135.000 (Primorsky Krai)
43°27′N135°0′E / 43.450°N 135.000°E / 43.450; 135.000 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
35°41′N135°0′E / 35.683°N 135.000°E / 35.683; 135.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Honshū — Kyoto Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°32′N135°0′E / 35.533°N 135.000°E / 35.533; 135.000 (Hyōgo) , passing through Akashi — Kyoto Prefecture — from 35°23′N135°0′E / 35.383°N 135.000°E / 35.383; 135.000 (Kyoto) — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°17′N135°0′E / 35.283°N 135.000°E / 35.283; 135.000 (Hyōgo) Awaji Island — from 34°36′N135°0′E / 34.600°N 135.000°E / 34.600; 135.000 (Awaji) — Hyōgo Prefecture
34°33′N135°0′E / 34.550°N 135.000°E / 34.550; 135.000 (Osaka Bay)	Osaka Bay
34°17′N135°0′E / 34.283°N 135.000°E / 34.283; 135.000 (Japan)	Japan	Wakayama Prefecture — Tomogashima, passing just west of Tomogashima Lighthouse
34°17′N135°0′E / 34.283°N 135.000°E / 34.283; 135.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Noemfoor,   Indonesia (at 1°2′S134°59′E / 1.033°S 134.983°E / -1.033; 134.983 (Noemfoor) ) Passing just west of the island of Mios Num,   Indonesia (at 1°30′S135°6′E / 1.500°S 135.100°E / -1.500; 135.100 (Mios Num) )
3°19′S135°0′E / 3.317°S 135.000°E / -3.317; 135.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
4°20′S135°0′E / 4.333°S 135.000°E / -4.333; 135.000 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea	Passing just east of the Aru Islands,   Indonesia (at 6°19′S134°54′E / 6.317°S 134.900°E / -6.317; 134.900 (Aru Islands) )
12°13′S135°0′E / 12.217°S 135.000°E / -12.217; 135.000 (Australia)	Australia	Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S134°59′E / 26.000°S 134.983°E / -26.000; 134.983 (South Australia)
33°44′S135°0′E / 33.733°S 135.000°E / -33.733; 135.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean [2] [3]
60°0′S135°0′E / 60.000°S 135.000°E / -60.000; 135.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
65°21′S135°0′E / 65.350°S 135.000°E / -65.350; 135.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also

• 134th meridian east
• 136th meridian east

References

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.