98th meridian east

The meridian 98° 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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98th meridian east

The 98th meridian east forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 98°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°41′N 98°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya
80°38′N 98°0′E	Laptev Sea
80°6′N 98°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°49′N 98°0′E	Kara Sea
76°7′N 98°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°50′N 98°0′E Tuva Republic — from 53°17′N 98°0′E
51°23′N 98°0′E	Mongolia
50°53′N 98°0′E	Russia	Tuva Republic — For about 5 km
50°50′N 98°0′E	Mongolia	For about 13 km
50°43′N 98°0′E	Russia	Tuva Republic
50°2′N 98°0′E	Mongolia
42°41′N 98°0′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Gansu — from 41°5′N 98°0′E Qinghai — from 38°50′N 98°0′E Sichuan — from 33°57′N 98°0′E Tibet — from 32°24′N 98°0′E
28°17′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)
25°16′N 98°0′E	People's Republic of China	Yunnan
24°3′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)
19°38′N 98°0′E	Thailand
17°30′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)
14°17′N 98°0′E	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
12°23′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi
11°57′N 98°0′E	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
11°27′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
11°19′N 98°0′E	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun,  Myanmar (at 10°53′N 98°4′E)
10°33′N 98°0′E	Myanmar (Burma)	Islands in the Mergui Archipelago
10°19′N 98°0′E	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun,  Myanmar (at 9°54′N 98°7′E) Strait of Malacca – from 7°32′N 98°0′E
4°37′N 98°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
2°14′N 98°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Nias,  Indonesia (at 0°57′N 97°55′E) Passing just west of the Batu Islands,  Indonesia (at 0°3′S 98°14′E)
60°0′S 98°0′E	Southern Ocean
65°33′S 98°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

Preceded by 97th meridian east

98th meridian east forms a great circle with 82nd meridian west

Succeeded by 99th meridian east