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92nd meridian east

The meridian 92° 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 92nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 88th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 92nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 92°0′E / 90.000°N 92.000°E / 90.000; 92.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
80°24′N 92°0′E / 80.400°N 92.000°E / 80.400; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiKomsomolets Island, Pioneer Island and the Sedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya
79°25′N 92°0′E / 79.417°N 92.000°E / 79.417; 92.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°38′N 92°0′E / 77.633°N 92.000°E / 77.633; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiKirov Island
77°35′N 92°0′E / 77.583°N 92.000°E / 77.583; 92.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
75°43′N 92°0′E / 75.717°N 92.000°E / 75.717; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 51°48′N 92°0′E / 51.800°N 92.000°E / 51.800; 92.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°41′N 92°0′E / 50.683°N 92.000°E / 50.683; 92.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
45°4′N 92°0′E / 45.067°N 92.000°E / 45.067; 92.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Qinghai — from 38°56′N 92°0′E / 38.933°N 92.000°E / 38.933; 92.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 32°50′N 92°0′E / 32.833°N 92.000°E / 32.833; 92.000 (Tibet)
27°44′N 92°0′E / 27.733°N 92.000°E / 27.733; 92.000 (India)  India Arunachal Pradesh — claimed by  People's Republic of China
27°28′N 92°0′E / 27.467°N 92.000°E / 27.467; 92.000 (Bhutan)  Bhutan
26°51′N 92°0′E / 26.850°N 92.000°E / 26.850; 92.000 (India)  India Assam
Meghalaya — from 26°2′N 92°0′E / 26.033°N 92.000°E / 26.033; 92.000 (Meghalaya)
25°11′N 92°0′E / 25.183°N 92.000°E / 25.183; 92.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
24°23′N 92°0′E / 24.383°N 92.000°E / 24.383; 92.000 (India)  India Tripura
23°41′N 92°0′E / 23.683°N 92.000°E / 23.683; 92.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
21°23′N 92°0′E / 21.383°N 92.000°E / 21.383; 92.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Andaman Islands,  India (at 11°33′N 92°12′E / 11.550°N 92.200°E / 11.550; 92.200 (Andaman Islands))
60°0′S 92°0′E / 60.000°S 92.000°E / -60.000; 92.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just west of Drygalski Island, claimed by  Australia (at 65°44′S 92°12′E / 65.733°S 92.200°E / -65.733; 92.200 (Drygalski Island))
66°29′S 92°0′E / 66.483°S 92.000°E / -66.483; 92.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia


Next westward:
91st meridian east
92nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
88th meridian west
Next eastward:
93rd meridian east