92nd meridian east

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92nd meridian east

The meridian 92° 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 92nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 88th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 92nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 92°0′E / 90.000°N 92.000°E / 90.000; 92.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
80°24′N 92°0′E / 80.400°N 92.000°E / 80.400; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island, Pioneer Island and the Sedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya
79°25′N 92°0′E / 79.417°N 92.000°E / 79.417; 92.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°38′N 92°0′E / 77.633°N 92.000°E / 77.633; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Kirov Island
77°35′N 92°0′E / 77.583°N 92.000°E / 77.583; 92.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
75°43′N 92°0′E / 75.717°N 92.000°E / 75.717; 92.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 51°48′N 92°0′E / 51.800°N 92.000°E / 51.800; 92.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°41′N 92°0′E / 50.683°N 92.000°E / 50.683; 92.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
45°4′N 92°0′E / 45.067°N 92.000°E / 45.067; 92.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Qinghai — from 38°56′N 92°0′E / 38.933°N 92.000°E / 38.933; 92.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 32°50′N 92°0′E / 32.833°N 92.000°E / 32.833; 92.000 (Tibet)
27°44′N 92°0′E / 27.733°N 92.000°E / 27.733; 92.000 (India)  India Arunachal Pradesh — claimed by  People's Republic of China
27°28′N 92°0′E / 27.467°N 92.000°E / 27.467; 92.000 (Bhutan)  Bhutan
26°51′N 92°0′E / 26.850°N 92.000°E / 26.850; 92.000 (India)  India Assam
Meghalaya — from 26°2′N 92°0′E / 26.033°N 92.000°E / 26.033; 92.000 (Meghalaya)
25°11′N 92°0′E / 25.183°N 92.000°E / 25.183; 92.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
24°23′N 92°0′E / 24.383°N 92.000°E / 24.383; 92.000 (India)  India Tripura
23°41′N 92°0′E / 23.683°N 92.000°E / 23.683; 92.000 (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh
21°23′N 92°0′E / 21.383°N 92.000°E / 21.383; 92.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Andaman Islands,  India (at 11°33′N 92°12′E / 11.550°N 92.200°E / 11.550; 92.200 (Andaman Islands))
60°0′S 92°0′E / 60.000°S 92.000°E / -60.000; 92.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just west of Drygalski Island, claimed by  Australia (at 65°44′S 92°12′E / 65.733°S 92.200°E / -65.733; 92.200 (Drygalski Island))
66°29′S 92°0′E / 66.483°S 92.000°E / -66.483; 92.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

References

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


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