136th meridian east
# 136th meridian east

The meridian 136° 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 136th meridian east forms a great circle with the 44th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 136th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 136.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 136.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°33′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.550°N 136.000°E﻿ / 76.550; 136.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 75°40′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.667°N 136.000°E﻿ / 75.667; 136.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Belkovsky Island, New Siberian Islands 75°24′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.400°N 136.000°E﻿ / 75.400; 136.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 74°6′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.100°N 136.000°E﻿ / 74.100; 136.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Stolbovoy Island, New Siberian Islands 73°59′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.983°N 136.000°E﻿ / 73.983; 136.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 71°37′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.617°N 136.000°E﻿ / 71.617; 136.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°28′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.467°N 136.000°E﻿ / 59.467; 136.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) 55°15′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.250°N 136.000°E﻿ / 55.250; 136.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 54°34′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.567°N 136.000°E﻿ / 54.567; 136.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 46°53′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.883°N 136.000°E﻿ / 46.883; 136.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) 44°26′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.433°N 136.000°E﻿ / 44.433; 136.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 36°1′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.017°N 136.000°E﻿ / 36.017; 136.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Honshū — Fukui Prefecture — Shiga Prefecture — from 35°29′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.483°N 136.000°E﻿ / 35.483; 136.000﻿ (Shiga) (passing through western Lake Biwa) — Kyoto Prefecture — from 34°51′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.850°N 136.000°E﻿ / 34.850; 136.000﻿ (Kyoto) — Nara Prefecture — from 34°43′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.717°N 136.000°E﻿ / 34.717; 136.000﻿ (Nara) — Wakayama Prefecture — from 34°0′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.000°N 136.000°E﻿ / 34.000; 136.000﻿ (Wakayama) — Mie Prefecture — from 33°57′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.950°N 136.000°E﻿ / 33.950; 136.000﻿ (Mie) — Wakayama Prefecture — from 33°44′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.733°N 136.000°E﻿ / 33.733; 136.000﻿ (Wakayama) 33°42′N 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.700°N 136.000°E﻿ / 33.700; 136.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 0°50′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.833°S 136.000°E﻿ / -0.833; 136.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Biak 1°10′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.167°S 136.000°E﻿ / -1.167; 136.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 1°39′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.650°S 136.000°E﻿ / -1.650; 136.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Yapen 1°49′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.817°S 136.000°E﻿ / -1.817; 136.000﻿ (Cenderawasih Bay) Cenderawasih Bay 2°44′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.733°S 136.000°E﻿ / -2.733; 136.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of New Guinea 4°32′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.533°S 136.000°E﻿ / -4.533; 136.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 11°39′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.650°S 136.000°E﻿ / -11.650; 136.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory — Drysdale Island and mainland 13°50′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿13.833°S 136.000°E﻿ / -13.833; 136.000﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria 15°18′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.300°S 136.000°E﻿ / -15.300; 136.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -26.000; 136.000﻿ (South Australia) 34°59′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.983°S 136.000°E﻿ / -34.983; 136.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 136.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°7′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.117°S 136.000°E﻿ / -66.117; 136.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
