The meridian 111° 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 111th meridian east forms a great circle with the 69th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 111th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Laptev Sea | ||
Russia | Taymyr Peninsula | |
Khatanga Gulf | ||
Russia | ||
Mongolia | ||
People's Republic of China | Inner Mongolia Shaanxi Shanxi - for about 7 km Shaanxi - for about 7 km Shanxi Henan Shaanxi Henan - for about 8 km Hubei - crossing the Three Gorges Dam Hunan Guangxi Hunan Guangxi Guangdong |
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South China Sea | ||
People's Republic of China | Island of Hainan | |
South China Sea | Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands | |
Malaysia | Sarawak - on the island of Borneo | |
Indonesia | Island of Borneo | |
Java Sea | ||
Indonesia | Island of Java | |
Indian Ocean | ||
Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
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