90th meridian east
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The meridian 90° 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.
It is the border between two tropical cyclone basins: the Australian region, and the Southwest Indian Ocean basin.[citation needed]
The Ninety East Ridge is named after the meridian.
The 90th meridian east forms a great circle with the 90th meridian west.
This meridian is halfway between the Prime meridian and the 180th meridian and the center of the Eastern Hemisphere is on this meridian.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 90th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
90°0′N 90°0′E / 90.000°N 90.000°E / 90.000; 90.000 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean
81°9′N 90°0′E / 81.150°N 90.000°E / 81.150; 90.000 (Kara Sea)
Kara Sea
Passing just west of Schmidt Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
77°7′N 90°0′E / 77.117°N 90.000°E / 77.117; 90.000 (Russia)
Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai — Kirov Islands
77°6′N 90°0′E / 77.100°N 90.000°E / 77.100; 90.000 (Kara Sea)
Kara Sea
75°33′N 90°0′E / 75.550°N 90.000°E / 75.550; 90.000 (Russia)
Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Republic of Khakassia — from 55°8′N 90°0′E / 55.133°N 90.000°E / 55.133; 90.000 (Khakassia)
Tuva Republic — from 51°40′N 90°0′E / 51.667°N 90.000°E / 51.667; 90.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°1′N 90°0′E / 50.017°N 90.000°E / 50.017; 90.000 (Mongolia)
Mongolia
Bayan-Ölgii Province
47°53′N 90°0′E / 47.883°N 90.000°E / 47.883; 90.000 (China)
People's Republic of China
Xinjiang
Qinghai — from 36°10′N 90°0′E / 36.167°N 90.000°E / 36.167; 90.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 33°42′N 90°0′E / 33.700°N 90.000°E / 33.700; 90.000 (Tibet)
28°19′N 90°0′E / 28.317°N 90.000°E / 28.317; 90.000 (Bhutan)
Bhutan
26°44′N 90°0′E / 26.733°N 90.000°E / 26.733; 90.000 (India)
India
Assam
Meghalaya — from 25°50′N 90°0′E / 25.833°N 90.000°E / 25.833; 90.000 (West Bengal)
25°16′N 90°0′E / 25.267°N 90.000°E / 25.267; 90.000 (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh
21°59′N 90°0′E / 21.983°N 90.000°E / 21.983; 90.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean
60°0′S 90°0′E / 60.000°S 90.000°E / -60.000; 90.000 (Southern Ocean)
Southern Ocean
66°46′S 90°0′E / 66.767°S 90.000°E / -66.767; 90.000 (Antarctica)
Antarctica
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
Preceded by 89th meridian east | 90th meridian east forms a great circle with 90th meridian west | Succeeded by 91st meridian east |
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