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96th meridian east 
Summary
The meridian 96° 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.
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96th meridian eastThe 96th meridian east forms a great circle with the 84th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole edit
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 85th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 96°0′E / 90.000°N 96.000°E Arctic Ocean 81°10′N 96°0′E / 81.167°N 96.000°E Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya 78°59′N 96°0′E / 78.983°N 96.000°E Kara Sea 77°6′N 96°0′E / 77.100°N 96.000°E Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland
Irkutsk Oblast — from 54°31′N 96°0′E / 54.517°N 96.000°E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 54°5′N 96°0′E / 54.083°N 96.000°E
Tuva Republic — from 53°29′N 96°0′E / 53.483°N 96.000°E49°59′N 96°0′E / 49.983°N 96.000°E Mongolia 43°11′N 96°0′E / 43.183°N 96.000°E China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°54′N 96°0′E / 41.900°N 96.000°E
Qinghai — from 38°12′N 96°0′E / 38.200°N 96.000°E
Tibet — from 31°43′N 96°0′E / 31.717°N 96.000°E29°22′N 96°0′E / 29.367°N 96.000°E India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by China 27°8′N 96°0′E / 27.133°N 96.000°E Myanmar (Burma) 16°14′N 96°0′E / 16.233°N 96.000°E Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 5°21′N 96°0′E / 5.350°N 96.000°E Indonesia Island of Sumatra 4°14′N 96°0′E / 4.233°N 96.000°E Indian Ocean 2°47′N 96°0′E / 2.783°N 96.000°E Indonesia Island of Simeulue 2°34′N 96°0′E / 2.567°N 96.000°E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 96°0′E / 60.000°S 96.000°E Southern Ocean 65°1′S 96°0′E / 65.017°S 96.000°E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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96th meridian east forms a great circle with 84th meridian west |
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