94th meridian east

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94th meridian east

The meridian 94° 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 94th meridian east forms a great circle with the 86th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 94th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 94°0′E / 90.000°N 94.000°E / 90.000; 94.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°2′N 94°0′E / 81.033°N 94.000°E / 81.033; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
79°26′N 94°0′E / 79.433°N 94.000°E / 79.433; 94.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of Voronina Island,  Russia
76°36′N 94°0′E / 76.600°N 94.000°E / 76.600; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia Nordenskiöld Archipelago
76°34′N 94°0′E / 76.567°N 94.000°E / 76.567; 94.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
76°7′N 94°0′E / 76.117°N 94.000°E / 76.117; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia
50°35′N 94°0′E / 50.583°N 94.000°E / 50.583; 94.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
44°45′N 94°0′E / 44.750°N 94.000°E / 44.750; 94.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu
Qinghai
Tibet
28°50′N 94°0′E / 28.833°N 94.000°E / 28.833; 94.000 (India)  India Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by  People's Republic of China
Assam
Nagaland
Manipur
23°55′N 94°0′E / 23.917°N 94.000°E / 23.917; 94.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma)
18°44′N 94°0′E / 18.733°N 94.000°E / 18.733; 94.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Barren Island, Andaman Islands,  India
Passing just east of the island of Great Nicobar,  India
60°0′S 94°0′E / 60.000°S 94.000°E / -60.000; 94.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°31′S 94°0′E / 66.517°S 94.000°E / -66.517; 94.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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