From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 91st meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 91°0′E / 90.000°N 91.000°E / 90.000; 91.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°13′N 91°0′E / 81.217°N 91.000°E / 81.217; 91.000 (Russia) Russia Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya 81°2′N 91°0′E / 81.033°N 91.000°E / 81.033; 91.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Pioneer Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia 79°34′N 91°0′E / 79.567°N 91.000°E / 79.567; 91.000 (Russia) Russia Sedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya 79°32′N 91°0′E / 79.533°N 91.000°E / 79.533; 91.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of the Kirov Islands, Russia 75°36′N 91°0′E / 75.600°N 91.000°E / 75.600; 91.000 (Russia) Russia 50°28′N 91°0′E / 50.467°N 91.000°E / 50.467; 91.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 46°46′N 91°0′E / 46.767°N 91.000°E / 46.767; 91.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang 46°25′N 91°0′E / 46.417°N 91.000°E / 46.417; 91.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 46°8′N 91°0′E / 46.133°N 91.000°E / 46.133; 91.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang - for about 16km 46°0′N 91°0′E / 46.000°N 91.000°E / 46.000; 91.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 45°12′N 91°0′E / 45.200°N 91.000°E / 45.200; 91.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
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Tibet – passing just west of Lhasa28°0′N 91°0′E / 28.000°N 91.000°E / 28.000; 91.000 (Bhutan) Bhutan 26°47′N 91°0′E / 26.783°N 91.000°E / 26.783; 91.000 (India) India Assam
Meghalaya25°11′N 91°0′E / 25.183°N 91.000°E / 25.183; 91.000 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh Mainland and islands in the Ganges Delta 22°14′N 91°0′E / 22.233°N 91.000°E / 22.233; 91.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 91°0′E / 60.000°S 91.000°E / -60.000; 91.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°37′S 91°0′E / 66.617°S 91.000°E / -66.617; 91.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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