95th meridian east
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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.
The 95th meridian east forms a great circle with the 85th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 95th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 95°0′E / 90°N 95°E Arctic Ocean 81°8′N 95°0′E / 81.133°N 95°E
RussiaKomsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 79°2′N 95°0′E / 79.033°N 95°E Kara Sea 76°40′N 95°0′E / 76.667°N 95°E
RussiaThe Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland 50°3′N 95°0′E / 50.05°N 95°E
Mongolia44°15′N 95°0′E / 44.25°N 95°E
People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang
Gansu
Qinghai
Tibet29°8′N 95°0′E / 29.133°N 95°E
IndiaArunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by
People's Republic of China
Assam
Nagaland25°43′N 95°0′E / 25.717°N 95°E
Myanmar (Burma)15°47′N 95°0′E / 15.783°N 95°E Indian Ocean Passing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra,
Indonesia60°0′S 95°0′E / 60°S 95°E Southern Ocean 66°14′S 95°0′E / 66.233°S 95°E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
Australia
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