89th meridian east

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89th meridian east

The meridian 89° 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 89th meridian east forms a great circle with the 91st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 89th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 89°0′E / 90.000°N 89.000°E / 90.000; 89.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°9′N 89°0′E / 81.150°N 89.000°E / 81.150; 89.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°8′N 89°0′E / 77.133°N 89.000°E / 77.133; 89.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Kirov Islands
76°58′N 89°0′E / 76.967°N 89.000°E / 76.967; 89.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
75°26′N 89°0′E / 75.433°N 89.000°E / 75.433; 89.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast — from 57°58′N 89°0′E / 57.967°N 89.000°E / 57.967; 89.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 57°30′N 89°0′E / 57.500°N 89.000°E / 57.500; 89.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°18′N 89°0′E / 56.300°N 89.000°E / 56.300; 89.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 55°41′N 89°0′E / 55.683°N 89.000°E / 55.683; 89.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Republic of Khakassia — from 55°19′N 89°0′E / 55.317°N 89.000°E / 55.317; 89.000 (Khakassia)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 54°18′N 89°0′E / 54.300°N 89.000°E / 54.300; 89.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Republic of Khakassia — from 53°41′N 89°0′E / 53.683°N 89.000°E / 53.683; 89.000 (Khakassia)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 53°17′N 89°0′E / 53.283°N 89.000°E / 53.283; 89.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Republic of Khakassia — from 53°4′N 89°0′E / 53.067°N 89.000°E / 53.067; 89.000 (Khakassia)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 52°58′N 89°0′E / 52.967°N 89.000°E / 52.967; 89.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Republic of Khakassia — from 52°32′N 89°0′E / 52.533°N 89.000°E / 52.533; 89.000 (Khakassia)
Tuva Republic — from 51°34′N 89°0′E / 51.567°N 89.000°E / 51.567; 89.000 (Tuva Republic)
Altai Republic — from 51°11′N 89°0′E / 51.183°N 89.000°E / 51.183; 89.000 (Altai Republic)
49°29′N 89°0′E / 49.483°N 89.000°E / 49.483; 89.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
48°4′N 89°0′E / 48.067°N 89.000°E / 48.067; 89.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 36°19′N 89°0′E / 36.317°N 89.000°E / 36.317; 89.000 (Tibet)
27°30′N 89°0′E / 27.500°N 89.000°E / 27.500; 89.000 (Bhutan)  Bhutan
26°56′N 89°0′E / 26.933°N 89.000°E / 26.933; 89.000 (India)  India West Bengal
26°25′N 89°0′E / 26.417°N 89.000°E / 26.417; 89.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh For about 13 km
26°18′N 89°0′E / 26.300°N 89.000°E / 26.300; 89.000 (India)  India West Bengal - for about 7 km
26°14′N 89°0′E / 26.233°N 89.000°E / 26.233; 89.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
25°19′N 89°0′E / 25.317°N 89.000°E / 25.317; 89.000 (India)  India West Bengal - for about 4 km
25°16′N 89°0′E / 25.267°N 89.000°E / 25.267; 89.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
22°28′N 89°0′E / 22.467°N 89.000°E / 22.467; 89.000 (India)  India West Bengal - for about 6 km
22°25′N 89°0′E / 22.417°N 89.000°E / 22.417; 89.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh For about 11 km
22°19′N 89°0′E / 22.317°N 89.000°E / 22.317; 89.000 (India)  India West Bengal
21°37′N 89°0′E / 21.617°N 89.000°E / 21.617; 89.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 89°0′E / 60.000°S 89.000°E / -60.000; 89.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°20′S 89°0′E / 66.333°S 89.000°E / -66.333; 89.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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