99th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

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 / 90.000°N 99.000°E / 90.000; 99.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°45′N 99°0′E / 80.750°N 99.000°E / 80.750; 99.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
80°3′N 99°0′E / 80.050°N 99.000°E / 80.050; 99.000 (Russia) Russia October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°48′N 99°0′E / 78.800°N 99.000°E / 78.800; 99.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
76°30′N 99°0′E / 76.500°N 99.000°E / 76.500; 99.000 (Russia) Russia
52°7′N 99°0′E / 52.117°N 99.000°E / 52.117; 99.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia
42°36′N 99°0′E / 42.600°N 99.000°E / 42.600; 99.000 (China) People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu
Qinghai
Sichuan
Tibet
Sichuan − for about 9 km
Tibet
Yunnan − for about 12 km
Tibet − for about 7 km
Yunnan
23°10′N 99°0′E / 23.167°N 99.000°E / 23.167; 99.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
19°46′N 99°0′E / 19.767°N 99.000°E / 19.767; 99.000 (Thailand) Thailand
14°1′N 99°0′E / 14.017°N 99.000°E / 14.017; 99.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
10°50′N 99°0′E / 10.833°N 99.000°E / 10.833; 99.000 (Thailand) Thailand
7°53′N 99°0′E / 7.883°N 99.000°E / 7.883; 99.000 (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca Passing just west of Ko Lanta Yai island, Thailand
Passing just west of Ko Rawi island, Thailand
3°39′N 99°0′E / 3.650°N 99.000°E / 3.650; 99.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Java
0°49′N 99°0′E / 0.817°N 99.000°E / 0.817; 99.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the island of Pini, Indonesia
1°10′S 99°0′E / 1.167°S 99.000°E / -1.167; 99.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Siberut
1°46′S 99°0′E / 1.767°S 99.000°E / -1.767; 99.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 99°0′E / 60.000°S 99.000°E / -60.000; 99.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°47′S 99°0′E / 65.783°S 99.000°E / -65.783; 99.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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