85th meridian east
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The meridian 85° 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 85th meridian east forms a great circle with the 95th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 85th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia
Plavnikovyye Islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia
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For about 6 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia
For about 11 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan
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Xinjiang
TibetLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nepal
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India
Bihar
Jharkhand
OrissaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia