95th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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.
95th meridian east (interactive map)
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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 95°0′E Arctic Ocean 81°8′N 95°0′E
RussiaKomsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai 80°0′N 95°0′E Red Army Strait 80°6′N 95°0′E
RussiaCape October — October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai 79°2′N 95°0′E Kara Sea 76°40′N 95°0′E
RussiaNordenskiöld Archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 53°22′N 95°0′E50°3′N 95°0′E
Mongolia44°15′N 95°0′E
ChinaXinjiang
Gansu — from 41°45′N 95°0′E
Qinghai — from 38°25′N 95°0′E
Tibet — from 32°19′N 95°0′E29°8′N 95°0′E
IndiaArunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by
China
Assam — from 27°46′N 95°0′E
Nagaland — from 26°55′N 95°0′E25°43′N 95°0′E
Myanmar (Burma)15°47′N 95°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra,
Indonesia60°0′S 95°0′E Southern Ocean 66°14′S 95°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
Australia