From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 95th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 95°0′E / 90.000°N 95.000°E / 90.000; 95.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°8′N 95°0′E / 81.133°N 95.000°E / 81.133; 95.000 (Russia) Russia Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 79°2′N 95°0′E / 79.033°N 95.000°E / 79.033; 95.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 76°40′N 95°0′E / 76.667°N 95.000°E / 76.667; 95.000 (Russia) Russia The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland 50°3′N 95°0′E / 50.050°N 95.000°E / 50.050; 95.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 44°15′N 95°0′E / 44.250°N 95.000°E / 44.250; 95.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu
Qinghai
Tibet29°8′N 95°0′E / 29.133°N 95.000°E / 29.133; 95.000 (India) India Arunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by People's Republic of China
Assam
Nagaland25°43′N 95°0′E / 25.717°N 95.000°E / 25.717; 95.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 15°47′N 95°0′E / 15.783°N 95.000°E / 15.783; 95.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the islands of Breueh and Sumatra, Indonesia 60°0′S 95°0′E / 60.000°S 95.000°E / -60.000; 95.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°14′S 95°0′E / 66.233°S 95.000°E / -66.233; 95.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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