117th meridian east
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The meridian 117° 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 117th meridian east forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 117°0′E / 90.000°N 117.000°E / 90.000; 117.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 78°42′N 117°0′E / 78.700°N 117.000°E / 78.700; 117.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 73°37′N 117°0′E / 73.617°N 117.000°E / 73.617; 117.000 (Russia) Russia
Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 60°8′N 117°0′E / 60.133°N 117.000°E / 60.133; 117.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°48′N 117°0′E / 56.800°N 117.000°E / 56.800; 117.000 (Zabaykalsky Krai)49°43′N 117°0′E / 49.717°N 117.000°E / 49.717; 117.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia 47°51′N 117°0′E / 47.850°N 117.000°E / 47.850; 117.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia
46°21′N 117°0′E / 46.350°N 117.000°E / 46.350; 117.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Hebei – from 42°25′N 117°0′E / 42.417°N 117.000°E / 42.417; 117.000 (Hebei)
Beijing – from 40°40′N 117°0′E / 40.667°N 117.000°E / 40.667; 117.000 (Hebei)
Hebei – from 40°0′N 117°0′E / 40.000°N 117.000°E / 40.000; 117.000 (Hebei)
Tianjin – from 39°36′N 117°0′E / 39.600°N 117.000°E / 39.600; 117.000 (Tianjin)
Hebei – from 38°40′N 117°0′E / 38.667°N 117.000°E / 38.667; 117.000 (Hebei)
Shandong – from 37°50′N 117°0′E / 37.833°N 117.000°E / 37.833; 117.000 (Shandong), passing through Jinan (at 36°39′N 116°58′E / 36.650°N 116.967°E / 36.650; 116.967 (Jinan))
Jiangsu – from 34°43′N 117°0′E / 34.717°N 117.000°E / 34.717; 117.000 (Jiangsu)
Anhui – from 34°15′N 117°0′E / 34.250°N 117.000°E / 34.250; 117.000 (Anhui)
Jiangxi – from 29°40′N 117°0′E / 29.667°N 117.000°E / 29.667; 117.000 (Jiangxi)
Fujian – from 27°7′N 117°0′E / 27.117°N 117.000°E / 27.117; 117.000 (Fujian)
Guangdong – from 23°45′N 117°0′E / 23.750°N 117.000°E / 23.750; 117.000 (Guangdong), mainland and island of Nan'ao23°25′N 117°0′E / 23.417°N 117.000°E / 23.417; 117.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands 8°6′N 117°0′E / 8.100°N 117.000°E / 8.100; 117.000 (Philippines) Philippines
Balabac Island 23°25′N 117°0′E / 23.417°N 117.000°E / 23.417; 117.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Balabac Strait 7°21′N 117°0′E / 7.350°N 117.000°E / 7.350; 117.000 (Malaysia) Malaysia
Sabah – Balambangan Island 7°17′N 117°0′E / 7.283°N 117.000°E / 7.283; 117.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Marudu Bay 6°47′N 117°0′E / 6.783°N 117.000°E / 6.783; 117.000 (Malaysia) Malaysia
Sabah – island of Borneo 4°21′N 117°0′E / 4.350°N 117.000°E / 4.350; 117.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
North Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Future capital of Indonesia
East Kalimantan (Balikpapan)1°12′S 117°0′E / 1.200°S 117.000°E / -1.200; 117.000 (Makassar Strait) Makassar Strait 4°29′S 117°0′E / 4.483°S 117.000°E / -4.483; 117.000 (Java Sea) Java Sea 7°27′S 117°0′E / 7.450°S 117.000°E / -7.450; 117.000 (Bali Sea) Bali Sea 8°24′S 117°0′E / 8.400°S 117.000°E / -8.400; 117.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Sumbawa 9°6′S 117°0′E / 9.100°S 117.000°E / -9.100; 117.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 20°39′S 117°0′E / 20.650°S 117.000°E / -20.650; 117.000 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia 35°2′S 117°0′E / 35.033°S 117.000°E / -35.033; 117.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 117°0′E / 60.000°S 117.000°E / -60.000; 117.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°49′S 117°0′E / 66.817°S 117.000°E / -66.817; 117.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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