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105th meridian east

 
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Coordinates: 0°S 105°E / 0°S 105°E / -0; 105 (Equator)

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.

The 105th meridian east forms a great circle with the 75th meridian west.
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 / 90°N 105°E / 90; 105 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°4′N 105°0′E / 80.067°N 105°E / 80.067; 105 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
78°50′N 105°0′E / 78.833°N 105°E / 78.833; 105 (Russia)  Russia Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°21′N 105°0′E / 78.35°N 105°E / 78.35; 105 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
77°35′N 105°0′E / 77.583°N 105°E / 77.583; 105 (Russia)  Russia Passing through Lake Baikal
50°24′N 105°0′E / 50.4°N 105°E / 50.4; 105 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
41°36′N 105°0′E / 41.6°N 105°E / 41.6; 105 (China)  People's Republic of China
23°13′N 105°0′E / 23.217°N 105°E / 23.217; 105 (Vietnam)  Vietnam
18°45′N 105°0′E / 18.75°N 105°E / 18.75; 105 (Laos)  Laos
16°16′N 105°0′E / 16.267°N 105°E / 16.267; 105 (Thailand)  Thailand
14°18′N 105°0′E / 14.3°N 105°E / 14.3; 105 (Cambodia)  Cambodia
10°40′N 105°0′E / 10.667°N 105°E / 10.667; 105 (Vietnam)  Vietnam
8°35′N 105°0′E / 8.583°N 105°E / 8.583; 105 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just east of Lingga Island and just west of Bangka Island,  Indonesia
2°21′S 105°0′E / 2.35°S 105°E / -2.35; 105 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Sumatra
5°43′S 105°0′E / 5.717°S 105°E / -5.717; 105 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the island of Panaitan,  Indonesia
60°0′S 105°0′E / 60°S 105°E / -60; 105 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°4′S 105°0′E / 66.067°S 105°E / -66.067; 105 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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