131st meridian east
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The meridian 131° 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.
The 131st meridian east forms a great circle with the 49th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 131°0′E / 90.000°N 131.000°E / 90.000; 131.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°7′N 131°0′E / 77.117°N 131.000°E / 77.117; 131.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 70°44′N 131°0′E / 70.733°N 131.000°E / 70.733; 131.000 (Russia) Russia
Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 56°10′N 131°0′E / 56.167°N 131.000°E / 56.167; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 131°0′E / 55.700°N 131.000°E / 55.700; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 54°18′N 131°0′E / 54.300°N 131.000°E / 54.300; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 53°49′N 131°0′E / 53.817°N 131.000°E / 53.817; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 51°10′N 131°0′E / 51.167°N 131.000°E / 51.167; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 50°24′N 131°0′E / 50.400°N 131.000°E / 50.400; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°58′N 131°0′E / 48.967°N 131.000°E / 48.967; 131.000 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast)47°41′N 131°0′E / 47.683°N 131.000°E / 47.683; 131.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Heilongjiang 44°52′N 131°0′E / 44.867°N 131.000°E / 44.867; 131.000 (Russia) Russia
Primorsky Krai — for about 6 km (3.7 mi) 44°48′N 131°0′E / 44.800°N 131.000°E / 44.800; 131.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Heilongjiang
Jilin — from 43°29′N 131°0′E / 43.483°N 131.000°E / 43.483; 131.000 (Jilin)42°51′N 131°0′E / 42.850°N 131.000°E / 42.850; 131.000 (Russia) Russia
Primorsky Krai 42°38′N 131°0′E / 42.633°N 131.000°E / 42.633; 131.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Passing just east of the island of Ulleungdo, South Korea (at 37°30′N 130°55′E / 37.500°N 130.917°E / 37.500; 130.917 (Ulleungdo))
Passing just west of the island of Mishima, Yamaguchi Prefecture,Japan (at 34°47′N 131°7′E / 34.783°N 131.117°E / 34.783; 131.117 (Mishima))
34°26′N 131°0′E / 34.433°N 131.000°E / 34.433; 131.000 (Japan) Japan
Island of Honshū, Yamaguchi Prefecture (passing through Chōfu station in eastern Shimonoseki) 33°59′N 131°0′E / 33.983°N 131.000°E / 33.983; 131.000 (Kanmon Straits) Kanmon Straits 33°57′N 131°0′E / 33.950°N 131.000°E / 33.950; 131.000 (Japan) Japan
Island of Kyūshū
— Fukuoka Prefecture
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°31′N 131°0′E / 33.517°N 131.000°E / 33.517; 131.000 (Ōita)
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°10′N 131°0′E / 33.167°N 131.000°E / 33.167; 131.000 (Kumamoto)
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°7′N 131°0′E / 33.117°N 131.000°E / 33.117; 131.000 (Ōita)
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°1′N 131°0′E / 33.017°N 131.000°E / 33.017; 131.000 (Kumamoto)
— Miyazaki Prefecture — from 32°9′N 131°0′E / 32.150°N 131.000°E / 32.150; 131.000 (Miyazaki)
— Kagoshima Prefecture — from 31°44′N 131°0′E / 31.733°N 131.000°E / 31.733; 131.000 (Kagoshima)31°11′N 131°0′E / 31.183°N 131.000°E / 31.183; 131.000 (East China Sea) East China Sea 30°44′N 131°0′E / 30.733°N 131.000°E / 30.733; 131.000 (Japan) Japan
Island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture 30°32′N 131°0′E / 30.533°N 131.000°E / 30.533; 131.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Minami Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (at 25°50′N 131°12′E / 25.833°N 131.200°E / 25.833; 131.200 (Minami Ddaitō))
Passing just west of the island of Oki Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture,Japan (at 24°28′N 131°11′E / 24.467°N 131.183°E / 24.467; 131.183 (Oki Daitō))
Passing just west of the island of Tobi,Palau (at 3°0′N 131°7′E / 3.000°N 131.117°E / 3.000; 131.117 (Tobi))
Passing just west of the Asia Islands,Indonesia (at 1°0′N 131°13′E / 1.000°N 131.217°E / 1.000; 131.217 (Asia Islands))
Passing just west of the Ayu Islands,Indonesia (at 3°23′N 131°1′E / 3.383°N 131.017°E / 3.383; 131.017 (Ayu Islands))
0°3′S 131°0′E / 0.050°S 131.000°E / -0.050; 131.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Waigeo 0°21′S 131°0′E / 0.350°S 131.000°E / -0.350; 131.000 (Dampier Strait) Dampier Strait 0°56′S 131°0′E / 0.933°S 131.000°E / -0.933; 131.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Islands of Salawati and New Guinea 1°28′S 131°0′E / 1.467°S 131.000°E / -1.467; 131.000 (Ceram Sea) Ceram Sea Passing just east of the island of Seram, Indonesia (at 3°35′S 130°52′E / 3.583°S 130.867°E / -3.583; 130.867 (Seram))
3°54′S 131°0′E / 3.900°S 131.000°E / -3.900; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 7°26′S 131°0′E / 7.433°S 131.000°E / -7.433; 131.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Wuliaru 7°30′S 131°0′E / 7.500°S 131.000°E / -7.500; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 7°40′S 131°0′E / 7.667°S 131.000°E / -7.667; 131.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Seira 7°44′S 131°0′E / 7.733°S 131.000°E / -7.733; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 8°6′S 131°0′E / 8.100°S 131.000°E / -8.100; 131.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia
Island of Selaru 8°13′S 131°0′E / 8.217°S 131.000°E / -8.217; 131.000 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 9°3′S 131°0′E / 9.050°S 131.000°E / -9.050; 131.000 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea 11°21′S 131°0′E / 11.350°S 131.000°E / -11.350; 131.000 (Australia) Australia
Northern Territory — Melville Island 11°54′S 131°0′E / 11.900°S 131.000°E / -11.900; 131.000 (Clarence Strait) Clarence Strait 12°10′S 131°0′E / 12.167°S 131.000°E / -12.167; 131.000 (Australia) Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 131°0′E / 26.000°S 131.000°E / -26.000; 131.000 (South Australia)31°33′S 131°0′E / 31.550°S 131.000°E / -31.550; 131.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 131°0′E / 60.000°S 131.000°E / -60.000; 131.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°6′S 131°0′E / 66.100°S 131.000°E / -66.100; 131.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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