102nd meridian east

The meridian 102° 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.

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102nd meridian east

The 102nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 78th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 102nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 102°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 102°0′E Laptev Sea
79°15′N 102°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiBolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°11′N 102°0′E Kara Sea
77°18′N 102°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°29′N 102°0′E
Republic of Buryatia — from 52°13′N 102°0′E
51°23′N 102°0′E  Mongolia
42°17′N 102°0′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu — for about 14 km from 39°7′N 102°0′E
Inner Mongolia — for about 23 km from 39°0′N 102°0′E
Gansu — from 38°47′N 102°0′E
Qinghai — from 37°42′N 102°0′E
Gansu — from 34°55′N 102°0′E
Qinghai — from 34°30′N 102°0′E
Gansu — from 34°5′N 102°0′E
Sichuan — from 33°10′N 102°0′E
Yunnan — from 26°5′N 102°0′E
22°26′N 102°0′E  Laos
18°8′N 102°0′E  Thailand
12°32′N 102°0′E Gulf of Thailand
6°18′N 102°0′E  Thailand
6°2′N 102°0′E  Malaysia Passing just east of border town Rantau Panjang at 6°N
Passing just east of Senawang near Seremban at 2°42'N
2°22′N 102°0′E Strait of Malacca
1°37′N 102°0′E  Indonesia Islands of Bengkalis and Sumatra
3°31′S 102°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of Enggano Island,  Indonesia (at 5°21′S 102°5′E)
60°0′S 102°0′E Southern Ocean
65°44′S 102°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Preceded by
101st meridian east
102nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
78th meridian west
Succeeded by
103rd meridian east
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