135th meridian east
# 135th meridian east

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.

## From Pole to Pole

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 90°0′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 135.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 135.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Geographical North Pole 76°40′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.667°N 135.000°E﻿ / 76.667; 135.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 71°30′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.500°N 135.000°E﻿ / 71.500; 135.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°6′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.100°N 135.000°E﻿ / 59.100; 135.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°42′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.700°N 135.000°E﻿ / 48.700; 135.000﻿ (Jewish Autonomous Oblast), passing just west of Khabarovsk (at 48°25′N 135°7′E﻿ / ﻿48.417°N 135.117°E﻿ / 48.417; 135.117﻿ (Khabarovsk)) Khabarovsk Krai — from 48°21′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.350°N 135.000°E﻿ / 48.350; 135.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) Primorsky Krai — from 47°11′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.183°N 135.000°E﻿ / 47.183; 135.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) 43°27′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.450°N 135.000°E﻿ / 43.450; 135.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 35°41′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.683°N 135.000°E﻿ / 35.683; 135.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Honshū — Kyoto Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°32′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.533°N 135.000°E﻿ / 35.533; 135.000﻿ (Hyōgo), passing through Akashi — Kyoto Prefecture — from 35°23′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.383°N 135.000°E﻿ / 35.383; 135.000﻿ (Kyoto) — Hyōgo Prefecture — from 35°17′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.283°N 135.000°E﻿ / 35.283; 135.000﻿ (Hyōgo) Awaji Island — from 34°36′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.600°N 135.000°E﻿ / 34.600; 135.000﻿ (Awaji) — Hyōgo Prefecture 34°33′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.550°N 135.000°E﻿ / 34.550; 135.000﻿ (Osaka Bay) Osaka Bay 34°17′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.283°N 135.000°E﻿ / 34.283; 135.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Wakayama Prefecture — Tomogashima, passing just west of Tomogashima Lighthouse 34°17′N 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.283°N 135.000°E﻿ / 34.283; 135.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Noemfoor, Indonesia (at 1°2′S 134°59′E﻿ / ﻿1.033°S 134.983°E﻿ / -1.033; 134.983﻿ (Noemfoor)) Passing just west of the island of Mios Num, Indonesia (at 1°30′S 135°6′E﻿ / ﻿1.500°S 135.100°E﻿ / -1.500; 135.100﻿ (Mios Num)) 3°19′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.317°S 135.000°E﻿ / -3.317; 135.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of New Guinea 4°20′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.333°S 135.000°E﻿ / -4.333; 135.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just east of the Aru Islands, Indonesia (at 6°19′S 134°54′E﻿ / ﻿6.317°S 134.900°E﻿ / -6.317; 134.900﻿ (Aru Islands)) 12°13′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.217°S 135.000°E﻿ / -12.217; 135.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 134°59′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 134.983°E﻿ / -26.000; 134.983﻿ (South Australia) 33°44′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.733°S 135.000°E﻿ / -33.733; 135.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 135.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 135.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°21′S 135°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.350°S 135.000°E﻿ / -65.350; 135.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
