98th meridian east

The meridian 98° east of Greenwich is a longitude line extending from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 98th meridian east forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian west.

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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 98°W
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 * 80.68333°N, 98°W
 * 80.68333°N, 98°W
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.63333°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.63333°N, 98°W
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 * 80.1°N, 98°W
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai — October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.81667°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.81667°N, 98°W
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 * 76.11667°N, 98°W
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai Irkutsk Oblast — from 57.83333°N, 98°W Tuva Republic — from 53.28333°N, 98°W
 * 51.38333°N, 98°W
 * 51.38333°N, 98°W
 * 50.88333°N, 98°W
 * 50.88333°N, 98°W
 * 50.88333°N, 98°W
 * Tuva Republic — For about 5 km
 * 50.83333°N, 98°W
 * 50.83333°N, 98°W
 * For about 13 km
 * 50.71667°N, 98°W
 * 50.71667°N, 98°W
 * Tuva Republic
 * 50.03333°N, 98°W
 * 50.03333°N, 98°W
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 * 42.68333°N, 98°W
 * 42.68333°N, 98°W
 * Inner Mongolia Gansu — from 41.08333°N, 98°W Qinghai — from 38.83333°N, 98°W Sichuan — from 33.95°N, 98°W Tibet — from 32.4°N, 98°W
 * 28.28333°N, 98°W
 * 28.28333°N, 98°W
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 * 25.26667°N, 98°W
 * 25.26667°N, 98°W
 * Yunnan
 * 24.05°N, 98°W
 * 24.05°N, 98°W
 * 19.63333°N, 98°W
 * 19.63333°N, 98°W
 * 19.63333°N, 98°W
 * 17.5°N, 98°W
 * 17.5°N, 98°W
 * 17.5°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.28333°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.28333°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.28333°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea
 * 12.38333°N, 98°W
 * 12.38333°N, 98°W
 * Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11.95°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11.95°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea
 * 11.45°N, 98°W
 * 11.45°N, 98°W
 * Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11.31667°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun, 🇲🇲 (at 10.88333°N, 98.06667°W)
 * 10.55°N, 98°W
 * 10.55°N, 98°W
 * Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.31667°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun, 🇲🇲 (at 9.9°N, 98.11667°W) Strait of Malacca – from 7.53333°N, 98°W
 * 4.61667°N, 98°W
 * 4.61667°N, 98°W
 * Island of Sumatra
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2.23333°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Nias, 🇮🇩 (at 0.95°N, 97.91667°W) Passing just west of the Batu Islands, 🇮🇩 (at -0.05°N, 98.23333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 98°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 98°W
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 * -65.55°N, 98°W
 * -65.55°N, 98°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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