From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 97th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 97°0′E / 90.000°N 97.000°E / 90.000; 97.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°53′N 97°0′E / 80.883°N 97.000°E / 80.883; 97.000 (Russia) Russia Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 78°56′N 97°0′E / 78.933°N 97.000°E / 78.933; 97.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 76°19′N 97°0′E / 76.317°N 97.000°E / 76.317; 97.000 (Russia) Russia The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland 49°55′N 97°0′E / 49.917°N 97.000°E / 49.917; 97.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 42°44′N 97°0′E / 42.733°N 97.000°E / 42.733; 97.000 (China) People's Republic of China Gansu
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Tibet28°19′N 97°0′E / 28.317°N 97.000°E / 28.317; 97.000 (India) India Arunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by People's Republic of China 27°42′N 97°0′E / 27.700°N 97.000°E / 27.700; 97.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 27°19′N 97°0′E / 27.317°N 97.000°E / 27.317; 97.000 (India) India Arunachal Pradesh - for about 19km 27°8′N 97°0′E / 27.133°N 97.000°E / 27.133; 97.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 17°16′N 97°0′E / 17.267°N 97.000°E / 17.267; 97.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 5°15′N 97°0′E / 5.250°N 97.000°E / 5.250; 97.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Java 3°33′N 97°0′E / 3.550°N 97.000°E / 3.550; 97.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Banyak Islands, Indonesia
Passing just west of the island of Nias, Indonesia
Passing just east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands60°0′S 97°0′E / 60.000°S 97.000°E / -60.000; 97.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°10′S 97°0′E / 65.167°S 97.000°E / -65.167; 97.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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