95th meridian east

The meridian 95° 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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95th meridian east

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  Russia Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
80°0′N 95°0′E Red Army Strait
80°6′N 95°0′E  Russia Cape OctoberOctober Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
79°2′N 95°0′E Kara Sea
76°40′N 95°0′E  Russia Nordenskiöld Archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 53°22′N 95°0′E
50°3′N 95°0′E  Mongolia
44°15′N 95°0′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°45′N 95°0′E
Qinghai — from 38°25′N 95°0′E
Tibet — from 32°19′N 95°0′E
29°8′N 95°0′E  India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by  People's Republic of China
Assam — from 27°46′N 95°0′E
Nagaland — from 26°55′N 95°0′E
25°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,  Indonesia
60°0′S 95°0′E Southern Ocean
66°14′S 95°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Preceded by
94th meridian east
95th meridian east
forms a great circle with
85th meridian west
Succeeded by
96th meridian east
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