134th meridian east

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.

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134th meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole

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 Arctic Ocean
76°47′N 134°0′E Laptev Sea
71°23′N 134°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°21′N 134°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 53°23′N 134°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 52°31′N 134°0′E
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°37′N 134°0′E
48°17′N 134°0′E  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
46°38′N 134°0′E  Russia Primorsky Krai
42°56′N 134°0′E Sea of Japan
35°32′N 134°0′E  Japan Island of Honshū
— Tottori Prefecture
— Okayama Prefecture — from 35°21′N 134°0′E
Island of Nao
— Kagawa Prefecture — from 34°27′N 134°0′E
34°26′N 134°0′E Seto Inland Sea
34°21′N 134°0′E  Japan Island of Shikoku
— Kagawa Prefecture
— Tokushima Prefecture — from 33°49′N 134°0′E
— Kōchi Prefecture — from 33°49′N 134°0′E
33°25′N 134°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Angaur,  Palau (at 6°53′N 134°7′E)
0°44′S 134°0′E  Indonesia Island of New Guinea
3°51′S 134°0′E Arafura Sea Passing just west of the Aru Islands,  Indonesia (at 6°45′S 134°3′E)
11°52′S 134°0′E  Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 134°0′E
32°29′S 134°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 134°0′E Southern Ocean
66°11′S 134°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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See also

References
  1. Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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