title: 91st meridian east
text: # 91st meridian east
  
  The meridian 91° 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 91st meridian east forms a great circle with the 89th meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 91st meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 91.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 91.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°13′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.217°N 91.000°E﻿ / 81.217; 91.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya 81°2′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.033°N 91.000°E﻿ / 81.033; 91.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Pioneer Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia 79°34′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿79.567°N 91.000°E﻿ / 79.567; 91.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai — Sedov Archipelago, Severnaya Zemlya 79°32′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿79.533°N 91.000°E﻿ / 79.533; 91.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of the Kirov Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia 75°36′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.600°N 91.000°E﻿ / 75.600; 91.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai Republic of Khakassia — from 54°37′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.617°N 91.000°E﻿ / 54.617; 91.000﻿ (Khakassia) Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 52°37′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.617°N 91.000°E﻿ / 52.617; 91.000﻿ (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Tuva Republic — from 51°56′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.933°N 91.000°E﻿ / 51.933; 91.000﻿ (Tuva Republic) 50°28′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.467°N 91.000°E﻿ / 50.467; 91.000﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 46°46′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.767°N 91.000°E﻿ / 46.767; 91.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang 46°25′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.417°N 91.000°E﻿ / 46.417; 91.000﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 46°8′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.133°N 91.000°E﻿ / 46.133; 91.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang - for about 16 km (9.9 mi) 46°0′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 91.000°E﻿ / 46.000; 91.000﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 45°12′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.200°N 91.000°E﻿ / 45.200; 91.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang Qinghai — from 38°42′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.700°N 91.000°E﻿ / 38.700; 91.000﻿ (Qinghai) Xinjiang — from 37°30′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.500°N 91.000°E﻿ / 37.500; 91.000﻿ (Xinjiang) Qinghai — from 36°55′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.917°N 91.000°E﻿ / 36.917; 91.000﻿ (Qinghai) Xinjiang — from 36°33′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.550°N 91.000°E﻿ / 36.550; 91.000﻿ (Xinjiang) Qinghai — from 36°6′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.100°N 91.000°E﻿ / 36.100; 91.000﻿ (Qinghai) Tibet — from 33°14′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.233°N 91.000°E﻿ / 33.233; 91.000﻿ (Tibet), passing just west of Lhasa (at 29°39′N 91°8′E﻿ / ﻿29.650°N 91.133°E﻿ / 29.650; 91.133﻿ (Lhasa)) 28°0′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 91.000°E﻿ / 28.000; 91.000﻿ (Bhutan)  Bhutan 26°47′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.783°N 91.000°E﻿ / 26.783; 91.000﻿ (India)  India Assam Meghalaya — from 25°53′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.883°N 91.000°E﻿ / 25.883; 91.000﻿ (Meghalaya) 25°11′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.183°N 91.000°E﻿ / 25.183; 91.000﻿ (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh Mainland and islands in the Ganges Delta 22°14′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.233°N 91.000°E﻿ / 22.233; 91.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 91.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 91.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°37′S 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.617°S 91.000°E﻿ / -66.617; 91.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  
  | Next westward: 90th meridian east | 91st meridian east forms a great circle with 89th meridian west | Next eastward: 92nd meridian east |
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