96th meridian east

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96th meridian east

The meridian 96° 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 96th meridian east forms a great circle with the 84th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 85th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 96°0′E / 90.000°N 96.000°E / 90.000; 96.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°10′N 96°0′E / 81.167°N 96.000°E / 81.167; 96.000 (Russia)	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°59′N 96°0′E / 78.983°N 96.000°E / 78.983; 96.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°6′N 96°0′E / 77.100°N 96.000°E / 77.100; 96.000 (Russia)	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland Irkutsk Oblast — from 54°31′N 96°0′E / 54.517°N 96.000°E / 54.517; 96.000 (Irkutsk Oblast) Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 54°5′N 96°0′E / 54.083°N 96.000°E / 54.083; 96.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Tuva Republic — from 53°29′N 96°0′E / 53.483°N 96.000°E / 53.483; 96.000 (Tuva Republic)
49°59′N 96°0′E / 49.983°N 96.000°E / 49.983; 96.000 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
43°11′N 96°0′E / 43.183°N 96.000°E / 43.183; 96.000 (China)	China	Xinjiang Gansu — from 41°54′N 96°0′E / 41.900°N 96.000°E / 41.900; 96.000 (Gansu) Qinghai — from 38°12′N 96°0′E / 38.200°N 96.000°E / 38.200; 96.000 (Qinghai) Tibet — from 31°43′N 96°0′E / 31.717°N 96.000°E / 31.717; 96.000 (Tibet)
29°22′N 96°0′E / 29.367°N 96.000°E / 29.367; 96.000 (India)	India	Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by China
27°8′N 96°0′E / 27.133°N 96.000°E / 27.133; 96.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
16°14′N 96°0′E / 16.233°N 96.000°E / 16.233; 96.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
5°21′N 96°0′E / 5.350°N 96.000°E / 5.350; 96.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
4°14′N 96°0′E / 4.233°N 96.000°E / 4.233; 96.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
2°47′N 96°0′E / 2.783°N 96.000°E / 2.783; 96.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Simeulue
2°34′N 96°0′E / 2.567°N 96.000°E / 2.567; 96.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 96°0′E / 60.000°S 96.000°E / -60.000; 96.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
65°1′S 96°0′E / 65.017°S 96.000°E / -65.017; 96.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

This page was last edited on 5 July 2023, at 22:02