90th meridian east

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90th meridian east

The meridian 90° 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 Ninety East Ridge is named after the meridian.

The 90th meridian east forms a great circle with the 90th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 90th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Kara Sea Passing just west of Schmidt Island,  Russia
 Russia Kirov Islands
Kara Sea
 Russia
 Mongolia Bayan-Ölgii Province
 People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Qinghai
Tibet
 Bhutan
 India West Bengal
Assam
Meghalaya
 Bangladesh
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also