The meridian 132° 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.

Line across the Earth
132°
132nd meridian east

The 132nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 48th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole edit

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 132nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 132°0′E / 90.000°N 132.000°E / 90.000; 132.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°0′N 132°0′E / 77.000°N 132.000°E / 77.000; 132.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
71°16′N 132°0′E / 71.267°N 132.000°E / 71.267; 132.000 (Russia)   Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 58°3′N 132°0′E / 58.050°N 132.000°E / 58.050; 132.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Sakha Republic — from 57°46′N 132°0′E / 57.767°N 132.000°E / 57.767; 132.000 (Sakha Republic)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 57°40′N 132°0′E / 57.667°N 132.000°E / 57.667; 132.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 132°0′E / 55.700°N 132.000°E / 55.700; 132.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 54°56′N 132°0′E / 54.933°N 132.000°E / 54.933; 132.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 53°9′N 132°0′E / 53.150°N 132.000°E / 53.150; 132.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 51°46′N 132°0′E / 51.767°N 132.000°E / 51.767; 132.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 49°23′N 132°0′E / 49.383°N 132.000°E / 49.383; 132.000 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast)
47°42′N 132°0′E / 47.700°N 132.000°E / 47.700; 132.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
45°15′N 132°0′E / 45.250°N 132.000°E / 45.250; 132.000 (Russia)   Russia Primorsky Krai — Passing just east of Vladivostok (at 43°7′N 131°54′E / 43.117°N 131.900°E / 43.117; 131.900 (Vladivostok))
43°6′N 132°0′E / 43.100°N 132.000°E / 43.100; 132.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Passing just east of the Liancourt Rocks (at 37°14′N 131°52′E / 37.233°N 131.867°E / 37.233; 131.867 (Liancourt Rocks))
34°51′N 132°0′E / 34.850°N 132.000°E / 34.850; 132.000 (Japan)   Japan Island of Honshū
Shimane Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture — from 34°22′N 132°0′E / 34.367°N 132.000°E / 34.367; 132.000 (Yamaguchi)
33°54′N 132°0′E / 33.900°N 132.000°E / 33.900; 132.000 (Inland Sea) Inland Sea
33°19′N 132°0′E / 33.317°N 132.000°E / 33.317; 132.000 (Bungo Channel) Bungo Channel
33°5′N 132°0′E / 33.083°N 132.000°E / 33.083; 132.000 (Japan)   Japan Island of Kyūshū, Ōita Prefecture
32°49′N 132°0′E / 32.817°N 132.000°E / 32.817; 132.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Pulo Anna,   Palau (at 4°39′N 131°58′E / 4.650°N 131.967°E / 4.650; 131.967 (Pacific Ocean))
0°33′S 132°0′E / 0.550°S 132.000°E / -0.550; 132.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Island of New Guinea
1°59′S 132°0′E / 1.983°S 132.000°E / -1.983; 132.000 (Berau Bay) Berau Bay
2°46′S 132°0′E / 2.767°S 132.000°E / -2.767; 132.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Island of New Guinea
2°54′S 132°0′E / 2.900°S 132.000°E / -2.900; 132.000 (Ceram Sea) Ceram Sea
5°18′S 132°0′E / 5.300°S 132.000°E / -5.300; 132.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Island of Kur
5°22′S 132°0′E / 5.367°S 132.000°E / -5.367; 132.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
6°59′S 132°0′E / 6.983°S 132.000°E / -6.983; 132.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Island of Fordata
7°0′S 132°0′E / 7.000°S 132.000°E / -7.000; 132.000 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just east of the island of Larat,   Indonesia (at 7°12′S 131°59′E / 7.200°S 131.983°E / -7.200; 131.983 (Larat))
11°7′S 132°0′E / 11.117°S 132.000°E / -11.117; 132.000 (Australia)   Australia Northern TerritoryCobourg Peninsula
11°26′S 132°0′E / 11.433°S 132.000°E / -11.433; 132.000 (Van Diemen Gulf) Van Diemen Gulf
12°17′S 132°0′E / 12.283°S 132.000°E / -12.283; 132.000 (Australia)   Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 132°0′E / 26.000°S 132.000°E / -26.000; 132.000 (South Australia)
31°52′S 132°0′E / 31.867°S 132.000°E / -31.867; 132.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 132°0′E / 60.000°S 132.000°E / -60.000; 132.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°11′S 132°0′E / 66.183°S 132.000°E / -66.183; 132.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also edit

References edit

  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.