98th meridian east

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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.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 98°0′E / 90.000°N 98.000°E / 90.000; 98.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°41′N 98°0′E / 80.683°N 98.000°E / 80.683; 98.000 (Russia)  Russia Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya
80°38′N 98°0′E / 80.633°N 98.000°E / 80.633; 98.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
80°6′N 98°0′E / 80.100°N 98.000°E / 80.100; 98.000 (Russia)  Russia October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°49′N 98°0′E / 78.817°N 98.000°E / 78.817; 98.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
76°7′N 98°0′E / 76.117°N 98.000°E / 76.117; 98.000 (Russia)  Russia
51°23′N 98°0′E / 51.383°N 98.000°E / 51.383; 98.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
50°53′N 98°0′E / 50.883°N 98.000°E / 50.883; 98.000 (Russia)  Russia For about 5 km
50°50′N 98°0′E / 50.833°N 98.000°E / 50.833; 98.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia For about 13 km
50°43′N 98°0′E / 50.717°N 98.000°E / 50.717; 98.000 (Russia)  Russia
50°2′N 98°0′E / 50.033°N 98.000°E / 50.033; 98.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
42°41′N 98°0′E / 42.683°N 98.000°E / 42.683; 98.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu
Qinghai
Sichuan
Tibet
28°17′N 98°0′E / 28.283°N 98.000°E / 28.283; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma)
25°16′N 98°0′E / 25.267°N 98.000°E / 25.267; 98.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Yunnan
24°3′N 98°0′E / 24.050°N 98.000°E / 24.050; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma)
19°38′N 98°0′E / 19.633°N 98.000°E / 19.633; 98.000 (Thailand)  Thailand
17°30′N 98°0′E / 17.500°N 98.000°E / 17.500; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma)
14°17′N 98°0′E / 14.283°N 98.000°E / 14.283; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
12°23′N 98°0′E / 12.383°N 98.000°E / 12.383; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma) Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi
11°57′N 98°0′E / 11.950°N 98.000°E / 11.950; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
12°23′N 98°0′E / 12.383°N 98.000°E / 12.383; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma) Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
11°57′N 98°0′E / 11.950°N 98.000°E / 11.950; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Bentinck Kyun,  Burma
11°27′N 98°0′E / 11.450°N 98.000°E / 11.450; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma) Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
11°19′N 98°0′E / 11.317°N 98.000°E / 11.317; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun,  Burma
10°33′N 98°0′E / 10.550°N 98.000°E / 10.550; 98.000 (Myanmar)  Burma (Burma) Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
10°19′N 98°0′E / 10.317°N 98.000°E / 10.317; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun,  Burma
Strait of Malacca
4°37′N 98°0′E / 4.617°N 98.000°E / 4.617; 98.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Java
2°14′N 98°0′E / 2.233°N 98.000°E / 2.233; 98.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the island of Nias,  Indonesia
Passing just west of the Batu Islands,  Indonesia
60°0′S 98°0′E / 60.000°S 98.000°E / -60.000; 98.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°33′S 98°0′E / 65.550°S 98.000°E / -65.550; 98.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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