85th meridian east

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85th meridian east

The meridian 85° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 85th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 85°0′E / 90.000°N 85.000°E / 90.000; 85.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 85°0′E / 81.133°N 85.000°E / 81.133; 85.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
74°35′N 85°0′E / 74.583°N 85.000°E / 74.583; 85.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Plavnikovyye Islands
74°17′N 85°0′E / 74.283°N 85.000°E / 74.283; 85.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°42′N 85°0′E / 73.700°N 85.000°E / 73.700; 85.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 64°56′N 85°0′E / 64.933°N 85.000°E / 64.933; 85.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 64°53′N 85°0′E / 64.883°N 85.000°E / 64.883; 85.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 64°50′N 85°0′E / 64.833°N 85.000°E / 64.833; 85.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 62°36′N 85°0′E / 62.600°N 85.000°E / 62.600; 85.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 61°46′N 85°0′E / 61.767°N 85.000°E / 61.767; 85.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 61°5′N 85°0′E / 61.083°N 85.000°E / 61.083; 85.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°53′N 85°0′E / 59.883°N 85.000°E / 59.883; 85.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°6′N 85°0′E / 56.100°N 85.000°E / 56.100; 85.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 54°55′N 85°0′E / 54.917°N 85.000°E / 54.917; 85.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 54°48′N 85°0′E / 54.800°N 85.000°E / 54.800; 85.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 54°33′N 85°0′E / 54.550°N 85.000°E / 54.550; 85.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 54°24′N 85°0′E / 54.400°N 85.000°E / 54.400; 85.000 (Altai Krai)
Altai Republic — from 51°30′N 85°0′E / 51.500°N 85.000°E / 51.500; 85.000 (Altai Republic)
50°3′N 85°0′E / 50.050°N 85.000°E / 50.050; 85.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 6 km
50°0′N 85°0′E / 50.000°N 85.000°E / 50.000; 85.000 (Russia)  Russia Altai Republic — for about 11 km
49°54′N 85°0′E / 49.900°N 85.000°E / 49.900; 85.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
46°55′N 85°0′E / 46.917°N 85.000°E / 46.917; 85.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 35°44′N 85°0′E / 35.733°N 85.000°E / 35.733; 85.000 (Tibet)
28°36′N 85°0′E / 28.600°N 85.000°E / 28.600; 85.000 (Nepal)  Nepal
26°54′N 85°0′E / 26.900°N 85.000°E / 26.900; 85.000 (India)  India Bihar
Jharkhand — from 24°25′N 85°0′E / 24.417°N 85.000°E / 24.417; 85.000 (Jharkhand)
Odisha — from 22°28′N 85°0′E / 22.467°N 85.000°E / 22.467; 85.000 (Odisha)
Jharkhand — from 22°6′N 85°0′E / 22.100°N 85.000°E / 22.100; 85.000 (Jharkhand)
Odisha — from 22°4′N 85°0′E / 22.067°N 85.000°E / 22.067; 85.000 (Odisha)
19°19′N 85°0′E / 19.317°N 85.000°E / 19.317; 85.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 85°0′E / 60.000°S 85.000°E / -60.000; 85.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°21′S 85°0′E / 66.350°S 85.000°E / -66.350; 85.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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