92nd meridian east

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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,  Russia
80°24′N 92°0′E / 80.400°N 92.000°E / 80.400; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Komsomolets 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 Island of Kirov
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
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
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
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
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
66°29′S 92°0′E / 66.483°S 92.000°E / -66.483; 92.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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