90th meridian east






Line across the Earth


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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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