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.

Line across the Earth
102°
102nd meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole edit

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 / 90.000°N 102.000°E / 90.000; 102.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 102°0′E / 80.383°N 102.000°E / 80.383; 102.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
79°15′N 102°0′E / 79.250°N 102.000°E / 79.250; 102.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiBolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°11′N 102°0′E / 78.183°N 102.000°E / 78.183; 102.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°18′N 102°0′E / 77.300°N 102.000°E / 77.300; 102.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°29′N 102°0′E / 58.483°N 102.000°E / 58.483; 102.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia — from 52°13′N 102°0′E / 52.217°N 102.000°E / 52.217; 102.000 (Buryatia)
51°23′N 102°0′E / 51.383°N 102.000°E / 51.383; 102.000 (Mongolia)   Mongolia
42°17′N 102°0′E / 42.283°N 102.000°E / 42.283; 102.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu — for about 14 km from 39°7′N 102°0′E / 39.117°N 102.000°E / 39.117; 102.000 (Gansu)
Inner Mongolia — for about 23 km from 39°0′N 102°0′E / 39.000°N 102.000°E / 39.000; 102.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Gansu — from 38°47′N 102°0′E / 38.783°N 102.000°E / 38.783; 102.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 37°42′N 102°0′E / 37.700°N 102.000°E / 37.700; 102.000 (Qinghai)
Gansu — from 34°55′N 102°0′E / 34.917°N 102.000°E / 34.917; 102.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 34°30′N 102°0′E / 34.500°N 102.000°E / 34.500; 102.000 (Qinghai)
Gansu — from 34°5′N 102°0′E / 34.083°N 102.000°E / 34.083; 102.000 (Gansu)
Sichuan — from 33°10′N 102°0′E / 33.167°N 102.000°E / 33.167; 102.000 (Sichuan)
Yunnan — from 26°5′N 102°0′E / 26.083°N 102.000°E / 26.083; 102.000 (Yunnan)
22°26′N 102°0′E / 22.433°N 102.000°E / 22.433; 102.000 (Laos)   Laos
18°8′N 102°0′E / 18.133°N 102.000°E / 18.133; 102.000 (Thailand)   Thailand
12°32′N 102°0′E / 12.533°N 102.000°E / 12.533; 102.000 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
6°18′N 102°0′E / 6.300°N 102.000°E / 6.300; 102.000 (Thailand)   Thailand
6°2′N 102°0′E / 6.033°N 102.000°E / 6.033; 102.000 (Malaysia)   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 / 2.367°N 102.000°E / 2.367; 102.000 (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca
1°37′N 102°0′E / 1.617°N 102.000°E / 1.617; 102.000 (Indonesia)   Indonesia Islands of Bengkalis and Sumatra
3°31′S 102°0′E / 3.517°S 102.000°E / -3.517; 102.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Enggano Island,   Indonesia (at 5°21′S 102°5′E / 5.350°S 102.083°E / -5.350; 102.083 (Enggano))
60°0′S 102°0′E / 60.000°S 102.000°E / -60.000; 102.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°44′S 102°0′E / 65.733°S 102.000°E / -65.733; 102.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia


Next westward:
101st meridian east
102nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
78th meridian west
Next eastward:
103rd meridian east