96th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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.
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96th meridian east (interactive map)
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 96th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 96°0′E Arctic Ocean 81°10′N 96°0′E Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 78°59′N 96°0′E Kara Sea 77°6′N 96°0′E Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland
Irkutsk Oblast — from 54°31′N 96°0′E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 54°5′N 96°0′E
Tuva Republic — from 53°29′N 96°0′E49°59′N 96°0′E Mongolia 43°11′N 96°0′E China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°54′N 96°0′E
Qinghai — from 38°12′N 96°0′E
Tibet — from 31°43′N 96°0′E29°22′N 96°0′E India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by China 27°8′N 96°0′E Myanmar (Burma) 16°14′N 96°0′E Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 5°21′N 96°0′E Indonesia Island of Sumatra 4°14′N 96°0′E Indian Ocean 2°47′N 96°0′E Indonesia Island of Simeulue 2°34′N 96°0′E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 96°0′E Southern Ocean 65°1′S 96°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia