95th meridian east

Line across the Earth
95°

The meridian 95° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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′N95°0′E / 90.000°N 95.000°E / 90.000; 95.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
81°8′N95°0′E / 81.133°N 95.000°E / 81.133; 95.000 (Russia) RussiaKomsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
80°0′N95°0′E / 80.000°N 95.000°E / 80.000; 95.000 (Arctic Ocean)Red Army Strait
80°6′N95°0′E / 80.100°N 95.000°E / 80.100; 95.000 (Russia) RussiaCape OctoberOctober Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
79°2′N95°0′E / 79.033°N 95.000°E / 79.033; 95.000 (Kara Sea)Kara Sea
76°40′N95°0′E / 76.667°N 95.000°E / 76.667; 95.000 (Russia) RussiaNordenskiöld Archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk KraiTuva Republic — from 53°22′N95°0′E / 53.367°N 95.000°E / 53.367; 95.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°3′N95°0′E / 50.050°N 95.000°E / 50.050; 95.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia
44°15′N95°0′E / 44.250°N 95.000°E / 44.250; 95.000 (China) People's Republic of ChinaXinjiangGansu — from 41°45′N95°0′E / 41.750°N 95.000°E / 41.750; 95.000 (Gansu)Qinghai — from 38°25′N95°0′E / 38.417°N 95.000°E / 38.417; 95.000 (Qinghai)Tibet — from 32°19′N95°0′E / 32.317°N 95.000°E / 32.317; 95.000 (Tibet)
29°8′N95°0′E / 29.133°N 95.000°E / 29.133; 95.000 (India) IndiaArunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by  People's Republic of ChinaAssam — from 27°46′N95°0′E / 27.767°N 95.000°E / 27.767; 95.000 (Assam)Nagaland — from 26°55′N95°0′E / 26.917°N 95.000°E / 26.917; 95.000 (Nagaland)
25°43′N95°0′E / 25.717°N 95.000°E / 25.717; 95.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
15°47′N95°0′E / 15.783°N 95.000°E / 15.783; 95.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian OceanPassing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra,  Indonesia
60°0′S95°0′E / 60.000°S 95.000°E / -60.000; 95.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
66°14′S95°0′E / 66.233°S 95.000°E / -66.233; 95.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

References

  1. ^"What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

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