99th meridian east

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99th meridian east

The meridian 99° 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 99th meridian east forms a great circle with the 81st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 99th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 99°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°45′N 99°0′E	Laptev Sea
80°3′N 99°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°48′N 99°0′E	Kara Sea
76°30′N 99°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°44′N 99°0′E Tuva Republic — from 53°7′N 99°0′E Republic of Buryatia — from 52°55′N 99°0′E
52°7′N 99°0′E	Mongolia
42°36′N 99°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Gansu — from 40°47′N 99°0′E Qinghai — from 38°57′N 99°0′E Sichuan — from 33°5′N 99°0′E Tibet — from 30°9′N 99°0′E Sichuan — for about 9 km from 29°47′N 99°0′E Tibet — from 29°38′N 99°0′E Yunnan — for about 12 km from 29°12′N 99°0′E Tibet — for about 7 km from 29°6′N 99°0′E Yunnan — from 29°1′N 99°0′E
23°10′N 99°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)
19°46′N 99°0′E	Thailand	Passing through Chiang Mai at around 18°48'N
14°1′N 99°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)
10°50′N 99°0′E	Thailand
7°53′N 99°0′E	Strait of Malacca	Passing just west of Ko Lanta Yai island, Thailand (at 7°38′N 99°1′E) Passing just west of Ko Rawi island, Thailand (at 6°32′N 99°10′E)
3°39′N 99°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
0°49′N 99°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Pini, Indonesia (at 0°6′N 98°51′E)
1°10′S 99°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Siberut
1°46′S 99°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 99°0′E	Southern Ocean
65°47′S 99°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

References

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99th meridian east forms a great circle with 81st meridian west

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