105th meridian east

The meridian 105° 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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105th meridian east

The 105th meridian east forms a great circle with the 75th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 105th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 105°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°4′N 105°0′E Laptev Sea
78°50′N 105°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiBolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°21′N 105°0′E Laptev Sea
77°35′N 105°0′E  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast — from 61°25′N 105°0′E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 61°14′N 105°0′E
Irkutsk Oblast — from 61°11′N 105°0′E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 60°11′N 105°0′E
Irkutsk Oblast — from 59°46′N 105°0′E
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 59°28′N 105°0′E
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°59′N 105°0′E
Republic of Buryatia — from 51°42′N 105°0′E (border is in Lake Baikal)
50°24′N 105°0′E  Mongolia
41°36′N 105°0′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Ningxia – from 37°32′N 105°0′E
Gansu – from 37°2′N 105°0′E
Sichuan – from 32°37′N 105°0′E
Yunnan – from 28°1′N 105°0′E
Guizhou – from 27°22′N 105°0′E
Guangxi – from 24°47′N 105°0′E
Yunnan – from 24°26′N 105°0′E
23°13′N 105°0′E  Vietnam
18°45′N 105°0′E  Laos
16°16′N 105°0′E  Thailand
14°18′N 105°0′E  Cambodia
10°40′N 105°0′E  Vietnam
8°35′N 105°0′E South China Sea Passing just east of Lingga Island,  Indonesia (at 0°18′S 105°0′E)
Passing just west of Bangka Island,  Indonesia (at 2°1′S 105°6′E)
2°21′S 105°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumatra
5°43′S 105°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of the island of Panaitan,  Indonesia (at 6°36′S 105°6′E)
Passing just west of the island of Java,  Indonesia (at 6°45′S 105°12′E)
60°0′S 105°0′E Southern Ocean
66°4′S 105°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Preceded by
104th meridian east
105th meridian east
forms a great circle with
75th meridian west
Succeeded by
106th meridian east
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