91st meridian east

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The meridian 91° 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 91st meridian east forms a great circle with the 89th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 91st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 91°0′E / 90.000°N 91.000°E / 90.000; 91.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°13′N 91°0′E / 81.217°N 91.000°E / 81.217; 91.000 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSchmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya
81°2′N 91°0′E / 81.033°N 91.000°E / 81.033; 91.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Pioneer Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
79°34′N 91°0′E / 79.567°N 91.000°E / 79.567; 91.000 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya
79°32′N 91°0′E / 79.533°N 91.000°E / 79.533; 91.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of the Kirov Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
75°36′N 91°0′E / 75.600°N 91.000°E / 75.600; 91.000 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Republic of Khakassia — from 54°37′N 91°0′E / 54.617°N 91.000°E / 54.617; 91.000 (Khakassia)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 52°37′N 91°0′E / 52.617°N 91.000°E / 52.617; 91.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Tuva Republic — from 51°56′N 91°0′E / 51.933°N 91.000°E / 51.933; 91.000 (Tuva Republic)
50°28′N 91°0′E / 50.467°N 91.000°E / 50.467; 91.000 (Mongolia) File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
46°46′N 91°0′E / 46.767°N 91.000°E / 46.767; 91.000 (China) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Xinjiang
46°25′N 91°0′E / 46.417°N 91.000°E / 46.417; 91.000 (Mongolia) File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
46°8′N 91°0′E / 46.133°N 91.000°E / 46.133; 91.000 (China) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Xinjiang - for about 16 km (9.9 mi)
46°0′N 91°0′E / 46.000°N 91.000°E / 46.000; 91.000 (Mongolia) File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
45°12′N 91°0′E / 45.200°N 91.000°E / 45.200; 91.000 (China) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Qinghai — from 38°42′N 91°0′E / 38.700°N 91.000°E / 38.700; 91.000 (Qinghai)
Xinjiang — from 37°30′N 91°0′E / 37.500°N 91.000°E / 37.500; 91.000 (Xinjiang)
Qinghai — from 36°55′N 91°0′E / 36.917°N 91.000°E / 36.917; 91.000 (Qinghai)
Xinjiang — from 36°33′N 91°0′E / 36.550°N 91.000°E / 36.550; 91.000 (Xinjiang)
Qinghai — from 36°6′N 91°0′E / 36.100°N 91.000°E / 36.100; 91.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 33°14′N 91°0′E / 33.233°N 91.000°E / 33.233; 91.000 (Tibet), passing just west of Lhasa (at 29°39′N 91°8′E / 29.650°N 91.133°E / 29.650; 91.133 (Lhasa))
28°0′N 91°0′E / 28.000°N 91.000°E / 28.000; 91.000 (Bhutan) File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
26°47′N 91°0′E / 26.783°N 91.000°E / 26.783; 91.000 (India) File:Flag of India.svg India Assam
Meghalaya — from 25°53′N 91°0′E / 25.883°N 91.000°E / 25.883; 91.000 (Meghalaya)
25°11′N 91°0′E / 25.183°N 91.000°E / 25.183; 91.000 (Bangladesh) File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Mainland and islands in the Ganges Delta
22°14′N 91°0′E / 22.233°N 91.000°E / 22.233; 91.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 91°0′E / 60.000°S 91.000°E / -60.000; 91.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°37′S 91°0′E / 66.617°S 91.000°E / -66.617; 91.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Next westward:
90th meridian east
91st meridian east
forms a great circle with
89th meridian west
Next eastward:
92nd meridian east