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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[1] 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

References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.


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