From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 93rd meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 93°0′E / 90.000°N 93.000°E / 90.000; 93.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°50′N 93°0′E / 80.833°N 93.000°E / 80.833; 93.000 (Russia) Russia Komsomolets Island, Pioneer Island, October Revolution Island and the Sedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya 79°24′N 93°0′E / 79.400°N 93.000°E / 79.400; 93.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 76°3′N 93°0′E / 76.050°N 93.000°E / 76.050; 93.000 (Russia) Russia 50°47′N 93°0′E / 50.783°N 93.000°E / 50.783; 93.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia For about 11km 50°41′N 93°0′E / 50.683°N 93.000°E / 50.683; 93.000 (Russia) Russia For about 10km 50°36′N 93°0′E / 50.600°N 93.000°E / 50.600; 93.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 45°1′N 93°0′E / 45.017°N 93.000°E / 45.017; 93.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu
Qinghai
Tibet28°15′N 93°0′E / 28.250°N 93.000°E / 28.250; 93.000 (India) India Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China
Assam
Mizoram22°4′N 93°0′E / 22.067°N 93.000°E / 22.067; 93.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 19°54′N 93°0′E / 19.900°N 93.000°E / 19.900; 93.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 13°40′N 93°0′E / 13.667°N 93.000°E / 13.667; 93.000 (India) India North Andaman Island and Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands 11°56′N 93°0′E / 11.933°N 93.000°E / 11.933; 93.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing between the islands of Car Nicobar and Teressa, Nicobar Islands, India 60°0′S 93°0′E / 60.000°S 93.000°E / -60.000; 93.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of Drygalski Island, claimed by Australia 66°33′S 93°0′E / 66.550°S 93.000°E / -66.550; 93.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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