84th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
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84th meridian east

The meridian 84° 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 84th meridian east forms a great circle with the 96th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 84th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 84°0′E / 90.000°N 84.000°E / 90.000; 84.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 84°0′E / 81.133°N 84.000°E / 81.133; 84.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
74°1′N 84°0′E / 74.017°N 84.000°E / 74.017; 84.000 (Russia)  Russia Rastorguyev Island
73°59′N 84°0′E / 73.983°N 84.000°E / 73.983; 84.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°41′N 84°0′E / 73.683°N 84.000°E / 73.683; 84.000 (Russia)  Russia
50°42′N 84°0′E / 50.700°N 84.000°E / 50.700; 84.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Zaysan
46°59′N 84°0′E / 46.983°N 84.000°E / 46.983; 84.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet
29°17′N 84°0′E / 29.283°N 84.000°E / 29.283; 84.000 (Nepal)  Nepal
27°27′N 84°0′E / 27.450°N 84.000°E / 27.450; 84.000 (India)  India Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar - for about 10 km
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh
18°14′N 84°0′E / 18.233°N 84.000°E / 18.233; 84.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 84°0′E / 60.000°S 84.000°E / -60.000; 84.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°26′S 84°0′E / 66.433°S 84.000°E / -66.433; 84.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also