title: 131st meridian east
text: # 131st meridian east
  
  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 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
  