101st meridian east
# 101st meridian east

The meridian 101° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 101st meridian east forms a great circle with the 79th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 101st meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 101.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 101.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°32′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.533°N 101.000°E﻿ / 80.533; 101.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 78°57′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿78.950°N 101.000°E﻿ / 78.950; 101.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya 78°6′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿78.100°N 101.000°E﻿ / 78.100; 101.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 76°32′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.533°N 101.000°E﻿ / 76.533; 101.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°52′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿57.867°N 101.000°E﻿ / 57.867; 101.000﻿ (Irkutsk Oblast) Republic of Buryatia — from 52°47′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.783°N 101.000°E﻿ / 52.783; 101.000﻿ (Buryatia) 51°36′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.600°N 101.000°E﻿ / 51.600; 101.000﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 42°38′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.633°N 101.000°E﻿ / 42.633; 101.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia Gansu — from 38°59′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.983°N 101.000°E﻿ / 38.983; 101.000﻿ (Gansu) Qinghai — from 37°56′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.933°N 101.000°E﻿ / 37.933; 101.000﻿ (Qinghai) Gansu — from 34°22′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°N 101.000°E﻿ / 34.367; 101.000﻿ (Gansu) Qinghai — from 33°57′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.950°N 101.000°E﻿ / 33.950; 101.000﻿ (Qinghai) Sichuan — from 32°38′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.633°N 101.000°E﻿ / 32.633; 101.000﻿ (Sichuan) Yunnan — from 27°23′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿27.383°N 101.000°E﻿ / 27.383; 101.000﻿ (Yunnan) 21°42′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.700°N 101.000°E﻿ / 21.700; 101.000﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 21°23′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.383°N 101.000°E﻿ / 21.383; 101.000﻿ (Laos)  Laos 19°37′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.617°N 101.000°E﻿ / 19.617; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 17°49′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.817°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.817; 101.000﻿ (Laos)  Laos For about 2 km 17°48′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.800°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.800; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand For about 3 km 17°46′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.767°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.767; 101.000﻿ (Laos)  Laos For about 4 km 17°44′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.733°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.733; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand For about 13 km 17°37′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.617°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.617; 101.000﻿ (Laos)  Laos For about 5 km 17°34′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.567°N 101.000°E﻿ / 17.567; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 12°39′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.650°N 101.000°E﻿ / 12.650; 101.000﻿ (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand 6°51′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.850°N 101.000°E﻿ / 6.850; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 6°16′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.267°N 101.000°E﻿ / 6.267; 101.000﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia 5°50′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.833°N 101.000°E﻿ / 5.833; 101.000﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand For about 6 km 5°46′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.767°N 101.000°E﻿ / 5.767; 101.000﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Passing just west of Ipoh at 4°37'N 3°39′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.650°N 101.000°E﻿ / 3.650; 101.000﻿ (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca 2°18′N 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.300°N 101.000°E﻿ / 2.300; 101.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Sumatra 2°27′S 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.450°S 101.000°E﻿ / -2.450; 101.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 101.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 101.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°24′S 101°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.400°S 101.000°E﻿ / -65.400; 101.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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