96th meridian east
# 96th meridian east

The meridian 96° 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.

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 85th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 96.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 96.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°10′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.167°N 96.000°E﻿ / 81.167; 96.000﻿ (Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 78°59′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿78.983°N 96.000°E﻿ / 78.983; 96.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 77°6′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.100°N 96.000°E﻿ / 77.100; 96.000﻿ (Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland Irkutsk Oblast — from 54°31′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.517°N 96.000°E﻿ / 54.517; 96.000﻿ (Irkutsk Oblast) Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 54°5′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.083°N 96.000°E﻿ / 54.083; 96.000﻿ (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Tuva Republic — from 53°29′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.483°N 96.000°E﻿ / 53.483; 96.000﻿ (Tuva Republic) 49°59′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.983°N 96.000°E﻿ / 49.983; 96.000﻿ (Mongolia) Mongolia 43°11′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.183°N 96.000°E﻿ / 43.183; 96.000﻿ (China) China Xinjiang Gansu — from 41°54′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.900°N 96.000°E﻿ / 41.900; 96.000﻿ (Gansu) Qinghai — from 38°12′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.200°N 96.000°E﻿ / 38.200; 96.000﻿ (Qinghai) Tibet — from 31°43′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.717°N 96.000°E﻿ / 31.717; 96.000﻿ (Tibet) 29°22′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.367°N 96.000°E﻿ / 29.367; 96.000﻿ (India) India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by China 27°8′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿27.133°N 96.000°E﻿ / 27.133; 96.000﻿ (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 16°14′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.233°N 96.000°E﻿ / 16.233; 96.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 5°21′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.350°N 96.000°E﻿ / 5.350; 96.000﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sumatra 4°14′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.233°N 96.000°E﻿ / 4.233; 96.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 2°47′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.783°N 96.000°E﻿ / 2.783; 96.000﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Simeulue 2°34′N 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.567°N 96.000°E﻿ / 2.567; 96.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 96.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 96.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°1′S 96°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.017°S 96.000°E﻿ / -65.017; 96.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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