88th meridian east

The meridian 88° 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 88th meridian east forms a great circle with the 92nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 88°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.13333°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.13333°N, 88°W
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 * 75.63333°N, 88°W
 * 75.63333°N, 88°W
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai — Ringnes Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.61667°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.61667°N, 88°W
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 * 75.11667°N, 88°W
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai Tomsk Oblast — from 59.26667°N, 88°W Kemerovo Oblast — from 56.65°N, 88°W Altai Republic — from 52.51667°N, 88°W Republic of Khakassia — from 51.96667°N, 88°W Altai Republic — from 51.75°N, 88°W Republic of Khakassia — from 51.58333°N, 88°W Altai Republic — from 51.46667°N, 88°W
 * 49.21667°N, 88°W
 * 49.21667°N, 88°W
 * 48.76667°N, 88°W
 * 48.76667°N, 88°W
 * 48.76667°N, 88°W
 * Xinjiang - for about 15 km
 * 48.61667°N, 88°W
 * 48.61667°N, 88°W
 * For about 6 km
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 * 48.56667°N, 88°W
 * Xinjiang Tibet — from 36.43333°N, 88°W
 * 27.91667°N, 88°W
 * 27.91667°N, 88°W
 * 27.16667°N, 88°W
 * 27.16667°N, 88°W
 * 27.16667°N, 88°W
 * West Bengal - for about 6 km
 * 27.1°N, 88°W
 * 27.1°N, 88°W
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 * 26.36667°N, 88°W
 * 26.36667°N, 88°W
 * Bihar West Bengal — from 26.13333°N, 88°W Bihar — from 25.71667°N, 88°W West Bengal — from 25.5°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.88333°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.88333°N, 88°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 88°W
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 * -66°N, 88°W
 * -66°N, 88°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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