133rd meridian east

The meridian 133° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude extending 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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133rd meridian east

The 133rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 47th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 133rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 133°0′E Arctic Ocean
76°53′N 133°0′E Laptev Sea
71°58′N 133°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°1′N 133°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 53°28′N 133°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 55°22′N 133°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 53°20′N 133°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 52°10′N 133°0′E
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 49°10′N 133°0′E
48°2′N 133°0′E  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
45°2′N 133°0′E  Russia Primorsky Krai
42°48′N 133°0′E Sea of Japan
36°7′N 133°0′E  Japan Island of Nishino, Shimane Prefecture
36°2′N 133°0′E Sea of Japan
35°32′N 133°0′E  Japan Island of Honshū
— Shimane Prefecture (passing through Lake Shinji)
— Hiroshima Prefecture — from 35°5′N 133°0′E
34°19′N 133°0′E Seto Inland Sea
34°17′N 133°0′E  Japan Island of Ōmi, Ehime Prefecture
34°11′N 133°0′E Seto Inland Sea
34°4′N 133°0′E  Japan Island of Shikoku
— Ehime Prefecture
— Kōchi Prefecture — from 33°28′N 133°0′E
32°43′N 133°0′E Pacific Ocean
0°29′S 133°0′E  Indonesia Island of New Guinea
2°16′S 133°0′E Berau Bay
2°33′S 133°0′E  Indonesia Island of New Guinea
4°6′S 133°0′E Arafura Sea
5°39′S 133°0′E  Indonesia Island of Kai Besar
5°42′S 133°0′E Arafura Sea
11°26′S 133°0′E  Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 133°0′E
32°5′S 133°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 133°0′E Southern Ocean
66°10′S 133°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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