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93rd meridian east

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93rd meridian east

The meridian 93° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 93rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 87th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 93rd meridian east passes through:

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)  Russland Krasnoyarsk KraiKomsomolets 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)  Russland Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 51°55′N 93°0′E / 51.917°N 93.000°E / 51.917; 93.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°47′N 93°0′E / 50.783°N 93.000°E / 50.783; 93.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolei For about 11 km
50°41′N 93°0′E / 50.683°N 93.000°E / 50.683; 93.000 (Russia)  Russland Tuva Republic — for about 10 km
50°36′N 93°0′E / 50.600°N 93.000°E / 50.600; 93.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolei
45°1′N 93°0′E / 45.017°N 93.000°E / 45.017; 93.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 40°29′N 93°0′E / 40.483°N 93.000°E / 40.483; 93.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 39°8′N 93°0′E / 39.133°N 93.000°E / 39.133; 93.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 32°44′N 93°0′E / 32.733°N 93.000°E / 32.733; 93.000 (Tibet)
28°15′N 93°0′E / 28.250°N 93.000°E / 28.250; 93.000 (India)  Indien Arunachal Pradesh — claimed by  People's Republic of China
Assam — from 26°56′N 93°0′E / 26.933°N 93.000°E / 26.933; 93.000 (Assam)
Mizoram — from 24°24′N 93°0′E / 24.400°N 93.000°E / 24.400; 93.000 (Mizoram)
Manipur — for 5 km from 24°9′N 93°0′E / 24.150°N 93.000°E / 24.150; 93.000 (Manipur)
Mizoram — from 24°6′N 93°0′E / 24.100°N 93.000°E / 24.100; 93.000 (Mizoram)
22°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)  Indien 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 just east of the island of Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands,  Indien (at 9°10′N 92°50′E / 9.167°N 92.833°E / 9.167; 92.833 (Car Nicobar))
Passing just west of the island of Teressa, Nicobar Islands,  Indien (at 8°17′N 93°5′E / 8.283°N 93.083°E / 8.283; 93.083 (Teressa))
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  Australien (at 65°45′S 92°43′E / 65.750°S 92.717°E / -65.750; 92.717 (Drygalski Island))
66°33′S 93°0′E / 66.550°S 93.000°E / -66.550; 93.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australien


Next westward:
92nd meridian east
93rd meridian east
forms a great circle with
87th meridian west
Next eastward:
94th meridian east