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102nd meridian east

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102nd meridian east

Themeridian 102° east ofGreenwichis a line oflongitudethat extends from theNorth Poleacross theArctic Ocean,Asia,theIndian Ocean,theSouthern Ocean,andAntarcticato theSouth Pole.

The 102nd meridian east forms agreat circlewith the78th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at theNorth Poleand heading south to theSouth Pole,the 102nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N102°0′E/ 90.000°N 102.000°E/90.000; 102.000(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°23′N102°0′E/ 80.383°N 102.000°E/80.383; 102.000(Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
79°15′N102°0′E/ 79.250°N 102.000°E/79.250; 102.000(Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiBolshevik Island,Severnaya Zemlya
78°11′N102°0′E/ 78.183°N 102.000°E/78.183; 102.000(Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°18′N102°0′E/ 77.300°N 102.000°E/77.300; 102.000(Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast— from58°29′N102°0′E/ 58.483°N 102.000°E/58.483; 102.000(Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia— from52°13′N102°0′E/ 52.217°N 102.000°E/52.217; 102.000(Buryatia)
51°23′N102°0′E/ 51.383°N 102.000°E/51.383; 102.000(Mongolia) Mongolia
42°17′N102°0′E/ 42.283°N 102.000°E/42.283; 102.000(China) People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu— for about 14 km from39°7′N102°0′E/ 39.117°N 102.000°E/39.117; 102.000(Gansu)
Inner Mongolia — for about 23 km from39°0′N102°0′E/ 39.000°N 102.000°E/39.000; 102.000(Inner Mongolia)
Gansu — from38°47′N102°0′E/ 38.783°N 102.000°E/38.783; 102.000(Gansu)
Qinghai— from37°42′N102°0′E/ 37.700°N 102.000°E/37.700; 102.000(Qinghai)
Gansu — from34°55′N102°0′E/ 34.917°N 102.000°E/34.917; 102.000(Gansu)
Qinghai — from34°30′N102°0′E/ 34.500°N 102.000°E/34.500; 102.000(Qinghai)
Gansu — from34°5′N102°0′E/ 34.083°N 102.000°E/34.083; 102.000(Gansu)
Sichuan— from33°10′N102°0′E/ 33.167°N 102.000°E/33.167; 102.000(Sichuan)
Yunnan— from26°5′N102°0′E/ 26.083°N 102.000°E/26.083; 102.000(Yunnan)
22°26′N102°0′E/ 22.433°N 102.000°E/22.433; 102.000(Laos) Laos
18°8′N102°0′E/ 18.133°N 102.000°E/18.133; 102.000(Thailand) Thailand
12°32′N102°0′E/ 12.533°N 102.000°E/12.533; 102.000(Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
6°18′N102°0′E/ 6.300°N 102.000°E/6.300; 102.000(Thailand) Thailand
6°2′N102°0′E/ 6.033°N 102.000°E/6.033; 102.000(Malaysia) Malaysia Passing just east of border townRantau Panjangat 6°N
Passing just east ofSenawangnearSerembanat 2°42'N
2°22′N102°0′E/ 2.367°N 102.000°E/2.367; 102.000(Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca
1°37′N102°0′E/ 1.617°N 102.000°E/1.617; 102.000(Indonesia) Indonesia Islands ofBengkalisandSumatra
3°31′S102°0′E/ 3.517°S 102.000°E/-3.517; 102.000(Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west ofEnggano Island,Indonesia(at5°21′S102°5′E/ 5.350°S 102.083°E/-5.350; 102.083(Enggano))
60°0′S102°0′E/ 60.000°S 102.000°E/-60.000; 102.000(Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°44′S102°0′E/ 65.733°S 102.000°E/-65.733; 102.000(Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory,claimedbyAustralia

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101st meridian east
102nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
78th meridian west
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103rd meridian east