98th meridian east
The meridian 98° 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 98th meridian east forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian east passes through:
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Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
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Arctic Ocean |
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Russia |
Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya |
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Laptev Sea |
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Russia |
October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya |
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Kara Sea |
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Russia |
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Mongolia |
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Russia |
For about 5km |
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Mongolia |
For about 13km |
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Russia |
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Mongolia |
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People's Republic of China |
Inner Mongolia
Gansu
Qinghai
Sichuan
Tibet |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
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People's Republic of China |
Yunnan |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
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Thailand |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Islands in the Mergui Archipelago |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Bentinck Kyun, Myanmar |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Islands in the Mergui Archipelago |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun, Myanmar |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Islands in the Mergui Archipelago |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun, Myanmar
Strait of Malacca |
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Indonesia |
Island of Java |
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Indian Ocean |
Passing just east of the island of Nias, Indonesia
Passing just west of the Batu Islands, Indonesia |
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Southern Ocean |
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Antarctica |
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
See also