The meridian 88° 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 88th meridian east forms a great circle with the 92nd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 88°0′E / 90.000°N 88.000°E | Arctic Ocean | |
81°8′N 88°0′E / 81.133°N 88.000°E | Kara Sea | |
75°38′N 88°0′E / 75.633°N 88.000°E | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai — Ringnes Island |
75°37′N 88°0′E / 75.617°N 88.000°E | Kara Sea | |
75°7′N 88°0′E / 75.117°N 88.000°E | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai Tomsk Oblast — from 59°16′N 88°0′E / 59.267°N 88.000°E Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°39′N 88°0′E / 56.650°N 88.000°E Altai Republic — from 52°31′N 88°0′E / 52.517°N 88.000°E Republic of Khakassia — from 51°58′N 88°0′E / 51.967°N 88.000°E Altai Republic — from 51°45′N 88°0′E / 51.750°N 88.000°E Republic of Khakassia — from 51°35′N 88°0′E / 51.583°N 88.000°E Altai Republic — from 51°28′N 88°0′E / 51.467°N 88.000°E |
49°13′N 88°0′E / 49.217°N 88.000°E | Mongolia | |
48°46′N 88°0′E / 48.767°N 88.000°E | People's Republic of China | Xinjiang - for about 15 km |
48°37′N 88°0′E / 48.617°N 88.000°E | Mongolia | For about 6 km |
48°34′N 88°0′E / 48.567°N 88.000°E | People's Republic of China | Xinjiang Tibet — from 36°26′N 88°0′E / 36.433°N 88.000°E |
27°55′N 88°0′E / 27.917°N 88.000°E | Nepal | |
27°10′N 88°0′E / 27.167°N 88.000°E | India | West Bengal - for about 6 km |
27°6′N 88°0′E / 27.100°N 88.000°E | Nepal | |
26°22′N 88°0′E / 26.367°N 88.000°E | India | Bihar West Bengal — from 26°8′N 88°0′E / 26.133°N 88.000°E Bihar — from 25°43′N 88°0′E / 25.717°N 88.000°E West Bengal — from 25°30′N 88°0′E / 25.500°N 88.000°E |
21°53′N 88°0′E / 21.883°N 88.000°E | Indian Ocean | |
60°0′S 88°0′E / 60.000°S 88.000°E | Southern Ocean | |
66°0′S 88°0′E / 66.000°S 88.000°E | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
Next westward: 87th meridian east |
88th meridian east forms a great circle with 92nd meridian west |
Next eastward: 89th meridian east |