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94th meridian east

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94th meridian east

The meridian 94° 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 94th meridian east forms a great circle with the 86th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 94th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 94°0′E / 90.000°N 94.000°E / 90.000; 94.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°2′N 94°0′E / 81.033°N 94.000°E / 81.033; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiKomsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
79°26′N 94°0′E / 79.433°N 94.000°E / 79.433; 94.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of Voronina Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia (at 78°9′N 93°55′E / 78.150°N 93.917°E / 78.150; 93.917 (Voronina Island))
76°36′N 94°0′E / 76.600°N 94.000°E / 76.600; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiNordenskiöld Archipelago
76°34′N 94°0′E / 76.567°N 94.000°E / 76.567; 94.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
76°7′N 94°0′E / 76.117°N 94.000°E / 76.117; 94.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tuva Republic — from 52°39′N 94°0′E / 52.650°N 94.000°E / 52.650; 94.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°35′N 94°0′E / 50.583°N 94.000°E / 50.583; 94.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
44°45′N 94°0′E / 44.750°N 94.000°E / 44.750; 94.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°5′N 94°0′E / 41.083°N 94.000°E / 41.083; 94.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 38°43′N 94°0′E / 38.717°N 94.000°E / 38.717; 94.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 32°27′N 94°0′E / 32.450°N 94.000°E / 32.450; 94.000 (Tibet)
28°50′N 94°0′E / 28.833°N 94.000°E / 28.833; 94.000 (India)  India Arunachal Pradesh — claimed by  People's Republic of China
Assam — from 27°20′N 94°0′E / 27.333°N 94.000°E / 27.333; 94.000 (Assam)
Nagaland — from 26°9′N 94°0′E / 26.150°N 94.000°E / 26.150; 94.000 (Nagaland)
Manipur — from 25°31′N 94°0′E / 25.517°N 94.000°E / 25.517; 94.000 (Manipur)
23°55′N 94°0′E / 23.917°N 94.000°E / 23.917; 94.000 (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma)
18°44′N 94°0′E / 18.733°N 94.000°E / 18.733; 94.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Barren Island, Andaman Islands,  India (at 12°17′N 93°53′E / 12.283°N 93.883°E / 12.283; 93.883 (Barren Island))
Passing just east of the island of Great Nicobar,  India (at 7°0′N 93°57′E / 7.000°N 93.950°E / 7.000; 93.950 (Great Nicobar))
60°0′S 94°0′E / 60.000°S 94.000°E / -60.000; 94.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°31′S 94°0′E / 66.517°S 94.000°E / -66.517; 94.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia


Next westward:
93rd meridian east
94th meridian east
forms a great circle with
86th meridian west
Next eastward:
95th meridian east