98th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 98°0′E / 90.000°N 98.000°E / 90.000; 98.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°41′N 98°0′E / 80.683°N 98.000°E / 80.683; 98.000 (Russia)	Russia	Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya
80°38′N 98°0′E / 80.633°N 98.000°E / 80.633; 98.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
80°6′N 98°0′E / 80.100°N 98.000°E / 80.100; 98.000 (Russia)	Russia	October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°49′N 98°0′E / 78.817°N 98.000°E / 78.817; 98.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
76°7′N 98°0′E / 76.117°N 98.000°E / 76.117; 98.000 (Russia)	Russia
51°23′N 98°0′E / 51.383°N 98.000°E / 51.383; 98.000 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
50°53′N 98°0′E / 50.883°N 98.000°E / 50.883; 98.000 (Russia)	Russia	For about 5km
50°50′N 98°0′E / 50.833°N 98.000°E / 50.833; 98.000 (Mongolia)	Mongolia	For about 13km
50°43′N 98°0′E / 50.717°N 98.000°E / 50.717; 98.000 (Russia)	Russia
50°2′N 98°0′E / 50.033°N 98.000°E / 50.033; 98.000 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
42°41′N 98°0′E / 42.683°N 98.000°E / 42.683; 98.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Gansu Qinghai Sichuan Tibet
28°17′N 98°0′E / 28.283°N 98.000°E / 28.283; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
25°16′N 98°0′E / 25.267°N 98.000°E / 25.267; 98.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Yunnan
24°3′N 98°0′E / 24.050°N 98.000°E / 24.050; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
19°38′N 98°0′E / 19.633°N 98.000°E / 19.633; 98.000 (Thailand)	Thailand
17°30′N 98°0′E / 17.500°N 98.000°E / 17.500; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
14°17′N 98°0′E / 14.283°N 98.000°E / 14.283; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
12°23′N 98°0′E / 12.383°N 98.000°E / 12.383; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi
11°57′N 98°0′E / 11.950°N 98.000°E / 11.950; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
12°23′N 98°0′E / 12.383°N 98.000°E / 12.383; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
11°57′N 98°0′E / 11.950°N 98.000°E / 11.950; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Bentinck Kyun, Myanmar
11°27′N 98°0′E / 11.450°N 98.000°E / 11.450; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
11°19′N 98°0′E / 11.317°N 98.000°E / 11.317; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun, Myanmar
10°33′N 98°0′E / 10.550°N 98.000°E / 10.550; 98.000 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
10°19′N 98°0′E / 10.317°N 98.000°E / 10.317; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea - passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun, Myanmar Strait of Malacca
4°37′N 98°0′E / 4.617°N 98.000°E / 4.617; 98.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Java
2°14′N 98°0′E / 2.233°N 98.000°E / 2.233; 98.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Nias, Indonesia Passing just west of the Batu Islands, Indonesia
60°0′S 98°0′E / 60.000°S 98.000°E / -60.000; 98.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
65°33′S 98°0′E / 65.550°S 98.000°E / -65.550; 98.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia