From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 89th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 89°0′E / 90.000°N 89.000°E / 90.000; 89.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°9′N 89°0′E / 81.150°N 89.000°E / 81.150; 89.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 77°8′N 89°0′E / 77.133°N 89.000°E / 77.133; 89.000 (Russia) Russia Kirov Islands 76°58′N 89°0′E / 76.967°N 89.000°E / 76.967; 89.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 75°26′N 89°0′E / 75.433°N 89.000°E / 75.433; 89.000 (Russia) Russia 49°29′N 89°0′E / 49.483°N 89.000°E / 49.483; 89.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 48°4′N 89°0′E / 48.067°N 89.000°E / 48.067; 89.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet27°30′N 89°0′E / 27.500°N 89.000°E / 27.500; 89.000 (Bhutan) Bhutan 26°56′N 89°0′E / 26.933°N 89.000°E / 26.933; 89.000 (India) India West Bengal 26°25′N 89°0′E / 26.417°N 89.000°E / 26.417; 89.000 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh For about 13km 26°18′N 89°0′E / 26.300°N 89.000°E / 26.300; 89.000 (India) India West Bengal - for about 7km 26°14′N 89°0′E / 26.233°N 89.000°E / 26.233; 89.000 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh 25°19′N 89°0′E / 25.317°N 89.000°E / 25.317; 89.000 (India) India West Bengal - for about 4km 25°16′N 89°0′E / 25.267°N 89.000°E / 25.267; 89.000 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh 22°28′N 89°0′E / 22.467°N 89.000°E / 22.467; 89.000 (India) India West Bengal - for about 6km 22°25′N 89°0′E / 22.417°N 89.000°E / 22.417; 89.000 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh For about 11km 22°19′N 89°0′E / 22.317°N 89.000°E / 22.317; 89.000 (India) India West Bengal 21°37′N 89°0′E / 21.617°N 89.000°E / 21.617; 89.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 89°0′E / 60.000°S 89.000°E / -60.000; 89.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°20′S 89°0′E / 66.333°S 89.000°E / -66.333; 89.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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