96th meridian east

Line across the Earth
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96th meridian east

The meridian 96° 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 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

References

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


Next westward:
95th meridian east 		96th meridian east
forms a great circle with
84th meridian west 		Next eastward:
97th meridian east
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