91st meridian east

The meridian 91° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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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91st meridian east

The 91st meridian east forms a great circle with the 89th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 91st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 91°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°13′N 91°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSchmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya
81°2′N 91°0′E Kara Sea Passing just west of Pioneer Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
79°34′N 91°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya
79°32′N 91°0′E Kara Sea Passing just east of the Kirov Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
75°36′N 91°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Republic of Khakassia — from 54°37′N 91°0′E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 52°37′N 91°0′E
Tuva Republic — from 51°56′N 91°0′E
50°28′N 91°0′E  Mongolia
46°46′N 91°0′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
46°25′N 91°0′E  Mongolia
46°8′N 91°0′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang - for about 16 km (9.9 mi)
46°0′N 91°0′E  Mongolia
45°12′N 91°0′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Qinghai — from 38°42′N 91°0′E
Xinjiang — from 37°30′N 91°0′E
Qinghai — from 36°55′N 91°0′E
Xinjiang — from 36°33′N 91°0′E
Qinghai — from 36°6′N 91°0′E
Tibet — from 33°14′N 91°0′E, passing just west of Lhasa (at 29°39′N 91°8′E)
28°0′N 91°0′E  Bhutan
26°47′N 91°0′E  India Assam
Meghalaya — from 25°53′N 91°0′E
25°11′N 91°0′E  Bangladesh Mainland and islands in the Ganges Delta
22°14′N 91°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 91°0′E Southern Ocean
66°37′S 91°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Preceded by
90th meridian east
91st meridian east
forms a great circle with
89th meridian west
Succeeded by
92nd meridian east
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