85th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

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	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
50°3′N 85°0′E / 50.050°N 85.000°E / 50.050; 85.000 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 6km
50°0′N 85°0′E / 50.000°N 85.000°E / 50.000; 85.000 (Russia)	Russia	For about 11km
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
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 Orissa
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