The meridian 135° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 135th meridian east forms a great circle with the 45th meridian west, meaning it is a quarter away from the 180th meridian and 3 quarters from the 0th meridian.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 135th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 135°0′E / 90.000°N 135.000°E | Arctic Ocean | Geographical North Pole |
76°40′N 135°0′E / 76.667°N 135.000°E | Laptev Sea | |
71°30′N 135°0′E / 71.500°N 135.000°E | Russia | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°6′N 135°0′E / 59.100°N 135.000°E Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°42′N 135°0′E / 48.700°N 135.000°E, passing just west of Khabarovsk (at 48°25′N 135°7′E / 48.417°N 135.117°E) Khabarovsk Krai — from 48°21′N 135°0′E / 48.350°N 135.000°E Primorsky Krai — from 47°11′N 135°0′E / 47.183°N 135.000°E |
43°27′N 135°0′E / 43.450°N 135.000°E | Sea of Japan | |
35°41′N 135°0′E / 35.683°N 135.000°E | Japan | Island of Honshū — Kyoto Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°32′N 135°0′E / 35.533°N 135.000°E, passing through Akashi — Kyoto Prefecture — from 35°23′N 135°0′E / 35.383°N 135.000°E — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°17′N 135°0′E / 35.283°N 135.000°E Awaji Island — from 34°36′N 135°0′E / 34.600°N 135.000°E — Hyōgo Prefecture |
34°33′N 135°0′E / 34.550°N 135.000°E | Osaka Bay | |
34°17′N 135°0′E / 34.283°N 135.000°E | Japan | Wakayama Prefecture — Tomogashima, passing just west of Tomogashima Lighthouse |
34°17′N 135°0′E / 34.283°N 135.000°E | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of the island of Noemfoor, Indonesia (at 1°2′S 134°59′E / 1.033°S 134.983°E) Passing just west of the island of Mios Num, Indonesia (at 1°30′S 135°6′E / 1.500°S 135.100°E) |
3°19′S 135°0′E / 3.317°S 135.000°E | Indonesia | Island of New Guinea |
4°20′S 135°0′E / 4.333°S 135.000°E | Arafura Sea | Passing just east of the Aru Islands, Indonesia (at 6°19′S 134°54′E / 6.317°S 134.900°E) |
12°13′S 135°0′E / 12.217°S 135.000°E | Australia | Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 134°59′E / 26.000°S 134.983°E |
33°44′S 135°0′E / 33.733°S 135.000°E | Indian Ocean | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] |
60°0′S 135°0′E / 60.000°S 135.000°E | Southern Ocean | |
65°21′S 135°0′E / 65.350°S 135.000°E | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |