The meridian 112° 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 112th meridian east forms a great circle with the 68th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 112th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Laptev Sea | ||
Russia | Taymyr Peninsula | |
Laptev Sea | ||
Russia | Bolshoy Begichev Island | |
Laptev Sea | ||
Russia | ||
Mongolia | ||
People's Republic of China | Inner Mongolia | |
Mongolia | For about 6km | |
People's Republic of China | Inner Mongolia Shanxi Henan Hubei Hunan Guangxi (for about 3 km) Guangdong Guangxi - for about 6 km Guangdong - for about 5 km Guangxi Guangdong |
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South China Sea | ||
People's Republic of China | Guangdong - Hailing Island | |
South China Sea | Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands |
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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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