title: 128th meridian east
text: # 128th meridian east
  
  The meridian 128° 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 128th meridian east forms a great circle with the 52nd meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 128th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 128.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 128.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°28′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.467°N 128.000°E﻿ / 77.467; 128.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 73°25′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.417°N 128.000°E﻿ / 73.417; 128.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from 55°40′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.667°N 128.000°E﻿ / 55.667; 128.000﻿ (Amur Oblast) 49°35′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.583°N 128.000°E﻿ / 49.583; 128.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang Jilin — from 44°3′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.050°N 128.000°E﻿ / 44.050; 128.000﻿ (Jilin) 41°26′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.433°N 128.000°E﻿ / 41.433; 128.000﻿ (North Korea)  North Korea 40°3′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.050°N 128.000°E﻿ / 40.050; 128.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 38°51′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.850°N 128.000°E﻿ / 38.850; 128.000﻿ (North Korea)  North Korea 38°19′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.317°N 128.000°E﻿ / 38.317; 128.000﻿ (South Korea)  South Korea Mainland and the islands of Changseon and Namhae 34°42′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.700°N 128.000°E﻿ / 34.700; 128.000﻿ (East China Sea) East China Sea 27°5′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿27.083°N 128.000°E﻿ / 27.083; 128.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Okinawa Prefecture — island of Iheya 27°3′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿27.050°N 128.000°E﻿ / 27.050; 128.000﻿ (East China Sea) East China Sea 26°42′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.700°N 128.000°E﻿ / 26.700; 128.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Okinawa Prefecture — island of Okinawa 26°29′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.483°N 128.000°E﻿ / 26.483; 128.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 2°12′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.200°N 128.000°E﻿ / 2.200; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera 2°5′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.083°N 128.000°E﻿ / 2.083; 128.000﻿ (Halmahera Sea) Halmahera Sea 1°48′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.800°N 128.000°E﻿ / 1.800; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera 1°18′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.300°N 128.000°E﻿ / 1.300; 128.000﻿ (Kao Bay) Kao Bay 1°6′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.100°N 128.000°E﻿ / 1.100; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera 0°28′N 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.467°N 128.000°E﻿ / 0.467; 128.000﻿ (Halmahera Sea) Halmahera Sea 0°19′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.317°S 128.000°E﻿ / -0.317; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera 0°41′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.683°S 128.000°E﻿ / -0.683; 128.000﻿ (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea 1°31′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.517°S 128.000°E﻿ / -1.517; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Obira 1°43′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.717°S 128.000°E﻿ / -1.717; 128.000﻿ (Ceram Sea) Ceram Sea 3°4′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.067°S 128.000°E﻿ / -3.067; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Seram and Ambon 3°46′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.767°S 128.000°E﻿ / -3.767; 128.000﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 8°9′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.150°S 128.000°E﻿ / -8.150; 128.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Moa 8°15′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.250°S 128.000°E﻿ / -8.250; 128.000﻿ (Timor Sea) Timor Sea 14°34′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.567°S 128.000°E﻿ / -14.567; 128.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia 32°5′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.083°S 128.000°E﻿ / -32.083; 128.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 128.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 128.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°2′S 128°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.033°S 128.000°E﻿ / -67.033; 128.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  