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.

Line across the Earth
96°
96th meridian east

The 96th meridian east forms a great circle with the 84th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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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 / 90.000; 96.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°10′N 96°0′E / 81.167°N 96.000°E / 81.167; 96.000 (Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiKomsomolets Island and October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°59′N 96°0′E / 78.983°N 96.000°E / 78.983; 96.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°6′N 96°0′E / 77.100°N 96.000°E / 77.100; 96.000 (Russia) Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — The Nordenskiöld Archipelago and the mainland
Irkutsk Oblast — from 54°31′N 96°0′E / 54.517°N 96.000°E / 54.517; 96.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 54°5′N 96°0′E / 54.083°N 96.000°E / 54.083; 96.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Tuva Republic — from 53°29′N 96°0′E / 53.483°N 96.000°E / 53.483; 96.000 (Tuva Republic)
49°59′N 96°0′E / 49.983°N 96.000°E / 49.983; 96.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia
43°11′N 96°0′E / 43.183°N 96.000°E / 43.183; 96.000 (China) China Xinjiang
Gansu — from 41°54′N 96°0′E / 41.900°N 96.000°E / 41.900; 96.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 38°12′N 96°0′E / 38.200°N 96.000°E / 38.200; 96.000 (Qinghai)
Tibet — from 31°43′N 96°0′E / 31.717°N 96.000°E / 31.717; 96.000 (Tibet)
29°22′N 96°0′E / 29.367°N 96.000°E / 29.367; 96.000 (India) India Arunachal Pradesh — partly claimed by China
27°8′N 96°0′E / 27.133°N 96.000°E / 27.133; 96.000 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
16°14′N 96°0′E / 16.233°N 96.000°E / 16.233; 96.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
5°21′N 96°0′E / 5.350°N 96.000°E / 5.350; 96.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sumatra
4°14′N 96°0′E / 4.233°N 96.000°E / 4.233; 96.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
2°47′N 96°0′E / 2.783°N 96.000°E / 2.783; 96.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Simeulue
2°34′N 96°0′E / 2.567°N 96.000°E / 2.567; 96.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 96°0′E / 60.000°S 96.000°E / -60.000; 96.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°1′S 96°0′E / 65.017°S 96.000°E / -65.017; 96.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia


Next westward:
95th meridian east
96th meridian east
forms a great circle with
84th meridian west
Next eastward:
97th meridian east