95th meridian east explained

The meridian 95° 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 95th meridian east forms a great circle with the 85th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 95th meridian east passes through:

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Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Red Army Strait
Cape OctoberOctober Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Kara Sea
Nordenskiöld Archipelago and Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from
Xinjiang
Gansu — from
Qinghai — from
Tibet — from
Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by
Assam — from
Nagaland — from
(Burma)
Indian OceanPassing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra,
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by