From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 86th meridian east passes through:
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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 74°17′N 86°0′E / 74.283°N 86.000°E / 74.283; 86.000 (Pyasino Gulf) Pyasino Gulf 73°50′N 86°0′E / 73.833°N 86.000°E / 73.833; 86.000 (Russia) Russia 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
Tibet27°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
West Bengal
Jharkhand
Orissa - for about 12km
Jharkhand - for about 17km
Orissa19°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
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