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98th meridian east

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The meridian 98° east of Greenwich is a longitude{{cite web |title=What is longitude? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |access-date=30 June 2025 |language=en}} line extending from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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{{Coord|80|41|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Krasnoyarsk Krai — Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|80|38|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Laptev Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|80|6|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Krasnoyarsk Krai — October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|49|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Kara Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kara Sea

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| {{Coord|76|7|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast — from {{Coord|57|50|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Irkutsk Oblast}}
Tuva Republic — from {{Coord|53|17|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Tuva Republic}}

{{Coord|51|23|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}}

! scope="row" | {{MNG}}

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{{Coord|50|53|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Tuva Republic — For about 5 km

{{Coord|50|50|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}}

! scope="row" | {{MNG}}

| For about 13 km

{{Coord|50|43|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

|Tuva Republic

{{Coord|50|2|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}}

! scope="row" | {{MNG}}

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| {{Coord|42|41|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=China}}

! scope="row" | {{PRC}}

| Inner Mongolia
Gansu — from {{Coord|41|5|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Gansu}}
Qinghai — from {{Coord|38|50|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Qinghai}}
Sichuan — from {{Coord|33|57|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Sichuan}}
Tibet — from {{Coord|32|24|N|98|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Tibet}}

{{Coord|28|17|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

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| {{Coord|25|16|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=China}}

! scope="row" | {{PRC}}

| Yunnan

{{Coord|24|3|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

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{{Coord|19|38|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Thailand}}

! scope="row" | {{THA}}

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{{Coord|17|30|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|14|17|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea

{{Coord|12|23|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

| Islands in the Mergui Archipelago, including Thayawthadangyi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|11|57|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea

{{Coord|11|27|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

| Islands in the Mergui Archipelago

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|11|19|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Lanbi Kyun, {{MMR}} (at {{Coord|10|53|N|98|4|E|type:isle|name=Lanbi Kyun}})

{{Coord|10|33|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Myanmar}}

! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)

| Islands in the Mergui Archipelago

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|10|19|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Andaman Sea — passing just west of the island of Zadetkyi Kyun, {{MMR}} (at {{Coord|9|54|N|98|7|E|type:isle|name=Zadetkyi Kyun}})
Strait of Malacca – from {{Coord|7|32|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

{{Coord|4|37|N|98|0|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sumatra

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|14|N|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Nias, {{IDN}} (at {{Coord|0|57|N|97|55|E|type:isle|name=Nias}})
Passing just west of the Batu Islands, {{IDN}} (at {{Coord|0|3|S|98|14|E|type:isle|name=Batu Islands}})

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|98|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|65|33|S|98|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by {{AUS}}

References

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