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88th meridian east

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The meridian 88° 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.

Line across the Earth
88°
88th meridian east (interactive map)

The 88th meridian east forms a great circle with the 92nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian east passes through:

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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 88°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 88°0′E Kara Sea
75°38′N 88°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Ringnes Island
75°37′N 88°0′E Kara Sea
75°7′N 88°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°16′N 88°0′E
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°39′N 88°0′E
Altai Republic — from 52°31′N 88°0′E
Republic of Khakassia — from 51°58′N 88°0′E
Altai Republic — from 51°45′N 88°0′E
Republic of Khakassia — from 51°35′N 88°0′E
Altai Republic — from 51°28′N 88°0′E
49°13′N 88°0′E  Mongolia
48°46′N 88°0′E  China Xinjiang - for about 15 km
48°37′N 88°0′E  Mongolia For about 6 km
48°34′N 88°0′E  China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 36°26′N 88°0′E
27°55′N 88°0′E  Nepal
27°10′N 88°0′E  India West Bengal - for about 6 km
27°6′N 88°0′E  Nepal
26°22′N 88°0′E  India Bihar
West Bengal — from 26°8′N 88°0′E
Bihar — from 25°43′N 88°0′E
West Bengal — from 25°30′N 88°0′E
21°53′N 88°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 88°0′E Southern Ocean
66°0′S 88°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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