86th meridian east

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86th meridian east

The meridian 86° 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 86th meridian east forms a great circle with the 94th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 86th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 86°0′E / 90.000°N 86.000°E / 90.000; 86.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 86°0′E / 81.133°N 86.000°E / 81.133; 86.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
74°50′N 86°0′E / 74.833°N 86.000°E / 74.833; 86.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
74°17′N 86°0′E / 74.283°N 86.000°E / 74.283; 86.000 (Pyasina Bay) Pyasina Bay
73°50′N 86°0′E / 73.833°N 86.000°E / 73.833; 86.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°57′N 86°0′E / 59.950°N 86.000°E / 59.950; 86.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°28′N 86°0′E / 56.467°N 86.000°E / 56.467; 86.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 54°1′N 86°0′E / 54.017°N 86.000°E / 54.017; 86.000 (Altai Krai)
Altai Republic — from 52°5′N 86°0′E / 52.083°N 86.000°E / 52.083; 86.000 (Altai Republic)
49°30′N 86°0′E / 49.500°N 86.000°E / 49.500; 86.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
48°27′N 86°0′E / 48.450°N 86.000°E / 48.450; 86.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 35°49′N 86°0′E / 35.817°N 86.000°E / 35.817; 86.000 (Tibet)
27°55′N 86°0′E / 27.917°N 86.000°E / 27.917; 86.000 (Nepal)  Nepal
26°39′N 86°0′E / 26.650°N 86.000°E / 26.650; 86.000 (India)  India Bihar
Jharkhand — from 24°45′N 86°0′E / 24.750°N 86.000°E / 24.750; 86.000 (Jharkhand)
West Bengal — from 23°28′N 86°0′E / 23.467°N 86.000°E / 23.467; 86.000 (West Bengal)
Jharkhand — from 23°8′N 86°0′E / 23.133°N 86.000°E / 23.133; 86.000 (Jharkhand)
Odisha — from 22°31′N 86°0′E / 22.517°N 86.000°E / 22.517; 86.000 (Odisha)
Jharkhand — from 22°26′N 86°0′E / 22.433°N 86.000°E / 22.433; 86.000 (Jharkhand)
Odisha — from 22°17′N 86°0′E / 22.283°N 86.000°E / 22.283; 86.000 (Odisha)
Jharkhand — from 22°13′N 86°0′E / 22.217°N 86.000°E / 22.217; 86.000 (Jharkhand)
Odisha — from 22°6′N 86°0′E / 22.100°N 86.000°E / 22.100; 86.000 (Odisha)
19°50′N 86°0′E / 19.833°N 86.000°E / 19.833; 86.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 86°0′E / 60.000°S 86.000°E / -60.000; 86.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°14′S 86°0′E / 66.233°S 86.000°E / -66.233; 86.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

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