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125th meridian east

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The meridian 125° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 125th meridian east forms a great circle with the 55th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 125th meridian east passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|48|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Laptev Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea

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| {{Coord|73|40|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland
Amur Oblast — from {{Coord|55|52|N|125|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Amur Oblast}}

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| {{Coord|53|12|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=China}}

! scope="row" | {{PRC}}

| Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from {{Coord|51|32|N|125|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Inner Mongolia}}
Heilongjiang — from {{Coord|49|11|N|125|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Heilongjiang}}
Jilin — from {{Coord|45|29|N|125|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Jilin}}
Liaoning — from {{Coord|42|35|N|125|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Liaoning}}

{{Coord|40|28|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=North Korea}}

! scope="row" | {{PRK}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|39|38|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Yellow Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Korea Bay

{{Coord|38|39|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=North Korea}}

! scope="row" | {{PRK}}

| Island of Sok-do and the mainland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|4|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Yellow Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea

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{{Coord|37|57|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=North Korea}}

! scope="row" | {{PRK}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|55|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Yellow Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea

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{{Coord|37|49|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=North Korea}}

! scope="row" | {{PRK}}

| Island of Kirin-do

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|47|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Yellow Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Gageodo, {{KOR}} (at {{Coord|34|4|N|125|5|E|type:isle|name=Gageodo}})

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|33|17|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Shimojishima, {{JPN}} (at {{Coord|24|49|N|125|8|E|type:isle|name=Shimojishima}})
Passing just east of the island of Taramajima, {{JPN}} (at {{Coord|24|39|N|124|43|E|type:isle|name=Taramajima}})

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|24|40|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Philippine Sea

{{Coord|12|40|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=Philippines}}

! scope="row" | {{PHL}}

| Islands of Samar and Leyte

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|10|23|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sogod Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sogod Bay

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{{Coord|10|10|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=Philippines}}

! scope="row" | {{PHL}}

| Island of Leyte

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|10|2|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Bohol Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bohol Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|8|56|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=Philippines}}

! scope="row" | {{PHL}}

| Island of Mindanao

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|52|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

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{{Coord|1|45|N|125|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sulawesi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|7|N|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Molucca Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea

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{{Coord|1|44|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Taliabu

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|57|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Banda Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|8|10|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Alor

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|8|21|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Savu Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|8|54|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Timor-Leste}}

! scope="row" | {{TLS}}

| Island of Timor

{{Coord|9|2|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Timor

{{Coord|9|12|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Timor-Leste}}

! scope="row" | {{TLS}}

| Island of Timor

{{Coord|9|17|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Timor

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|9|32|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Timor Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|12|26|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|15|6|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}

! scope="row" | {{AUS}}

| Western Australia — the Maret Islands and the mainland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|32|46|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html|title=Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean|last=Darby|first=Andrew|date=22 December 2003|publisher=The Age|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Indian Ocean|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean|url-status=live}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|125|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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{{Coord|66|17|S|125|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by {{AUS}}

See also

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