95th meridian east

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95th meridian east

The meridian 95° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 95th meridian east forms a great circle with the 85th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 95th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N95°0′E / 90.000°N 95.000°E / 90.000; 95.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N95°0′E / 81.133°N 95.000°E / 81.133; 95.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
80°0′N95°0′E / 80.000°N 95.000°E / 80.000; 95.000 (Arctic Ocean) Red Army Strait
80°6′N95°0′E / 80.100°N 95.000°E / 80.100; 95.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Cape OctoberOctober Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
79°2′N95°0′E / 79.033°N 95.000°E / 79.033; 95.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
76°40′N95°0′E / 76.667°N 95.000°E / 76.667; 95.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nordenskiöld Archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 53°22′N95°0′E / 53.367°N 95.000°E / 53.367; 95.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°3′N95°0′E / 50.050°N 95.000°E / 50.050; 95.000 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
44°15′N95°0′E / 44.250°N 95.000°E / 44.250; 95.000 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°45′N95°0′E / 41.750°N 95.000°E / 41.750; 95.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 38°25′N95°0′E / 38.417°N 95.000°E / 38.417; 95.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 32°19′N95°0′E / 32.317°N 95.000°E / 32.317; 95.000 (Tibet)
29°8′N95°0′E / 29.133°N 95.000°E / 29.133; 95.000 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Assam — from 27°46′N95°0′E / 27.767°N 95.000°E / 27.767; 95.000 (Assam)
Nagaland — from 26°55′N95°0′E / 26.917°N 95.000°E / 26.917; 95.000 (Nagaland)
25°43′N95°0′E / 25.717°N 95.000°E / 25.717; 95.000 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
15°47′N95°0′E / 15.783°N 95.000°E / 15.783; 95.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
60°0′S95°0′E / 60.000°S 95.000°E / -60.000; 95.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°14′S95°0′E / 66.233°S 95.000°E / -66.233; 95.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

References

  1. "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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