90th meridian east

The meridian 90° 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.
90°
It is the border between two tropical cyclone basins:
the Australian region, and the Southwest Indian Ocean
basin.

The Ninety East Ridge is named after the meridian. 90th meridian east

The 90th meridian east forms a great circle with the

90th meridian west.

This meridian is halfway between the Prime meridian and the 180th meridian and the center of the Eastern
Hemisphere is on this meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 90th meridian east passes through:
 Country, territory or
Co-ordinates Notes
sea
90°0′N 90°0′E Arctic Ocean Geographic North Pole
81°9′N 90°0′E Kara Sea Passing just west of Schmidt Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,
 Russia

77°7′N 90°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Kirov Islands

77°6′N 90°0′E Kara Sea

75°33′N 90°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Republic of Khakassia — from 55°8′N 90°0′E
Tuva Republic — from 51°40′N 90°0′E
50°1′N 90°0′E  Mongolia Bayan-Ölgii Province

47°53′N 90°0′E  People's Xinjiang

Republic of China Qinghai — from 36°10′N 90°0′E
Tibet — from 33°42′N 90°0′E

28°19′N 90°0′E  Bhutan

26°44′N 90°0′E  India Assam - passing just east of Dhubri

Meghalaya — from 25°50′N 90°0′E

25°16′N 90°0′E  Bangladesh

21°59′N 90°0′E Indian Ocean

60°0′S 90°0′E Southern Ocean
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Australian Antarctic Territory,
66°46′S 90°0′E Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

90°0′S 90°0′E Antarctica Geographic South Pole

See also
45×90 points

Next westward:
90th meridian east

Next eastward:
89th meridian forms a great circle with

91st meridian east

east 90th meridian west

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