36th meridian east

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36th meridian east

The meridian 36° east of

Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole
.

The 36th meridian east forms a great circle with the 144th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 36°0′E / 90.000°N 36.000°E / 90.000; 36.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°19′N 36°0′E / 80.317°N 36.000°E / 80.317; 36.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of
Victoria Island,  Russia
69°7′N 36°0′E / 69.117°N 36.000°E / 69.117; 36.000 (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula
66°20′N 36°0′E / 66.333°N 36.000°E / 66.333; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea
65°11′N 36°0′E / 65.183°N 36.000°E / 65.183; 36.000 (Russia)  Russia Solovetsky Islands
64°59′N 36°0′E / 64.983°N 36.000°E / 64.983; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea
64°11′N 36°0′E / 64.183°N 36.000°E / 64.183; 36.000 (Russia)  Russia Passing through Lake Onega
50°27′N 36°0′E / 50.450°N 36.000°E / 50.450; 36.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
46°39′N 36°0′E / 46.650°N 36.000°E / 46.650; 36.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov
45°22′N 36°0′E / 45.367°N 36.000°E / 45.367; 36.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by  Russia)
45°2′N 36°0′E / 45.033°N 36.000°E / 45.033; 36.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°43′N 36°0′E / 41.717°N 36.000°E / 41.717; 36.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
36°55′N 36°0′E / 36.917°N 36.000°E / 36.917; 36.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of İskenderun
36°29′N 36°0′E / 36.483°N 36.000°E / 36.483; 36.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
35°56′N 36°0′E / 35.933°N 36.000°E / 35.933; 36.000 (Syria)  Syria
34°39′N 36°0′E / 34.650°N 36.000°E / 34.650; 36.000 (Lebanon)  Lebanon
33°43′N 36°0′E / 33.717°N 36.000°E / 33.717; 36.000 (Syria)  Syria For about 11km
33°37′N 36°0′E / 33.617°N 36.000°E / 33.617; 36.000 (Lebanon)  Lebanon For about 10km
33°32′N 36°0′E / 33.533°N 36.000°E / 33.533; 36.000 (Syria)  Syria
32°40′N 36°0′E / 32.667°N 36.000°E / 32.667; 36.000 (Jordan)  Jordan Passing just east of Amman
29°12′N 36°0′E / 29.200°N 36.000°E / 29.200; 36.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
26°56′N 36°0′E / 26.933°N 36.000°E / 26.933; 36.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea Passing just west of Rocky Island,  Egypt
22°41′N 36°0′E / 22.683°N 36.000°E / 22.683; 36.000 (Hala'ib Triangle)
Hala'ib Triangle
Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan
22°0′N 36°0′E / 22.000°N 36.000°E / 22.000; 36.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
12°43′N 36°0′E / 12.717°N 36.000°E / 12.717; 36.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana
4°29′N 36°0′E / 4.483°N 36.000°E / 4.483; 36.000 (Kenya)  Kenya
2°5′S 36°0′E / 2.083°S 36.000°E / -2.083; 36.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
11°30′S 36°0′E / 11.500°S 36.000°E / -11.500; 36.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
18°56′S 36°0′E / 18.933°S 36.000°E / -18.933; 36.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 36°0′E / 60.000°S 36.000°E / -60.000; 36.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°24′S 36°0′E / 69.400°S 36.000°E / -69.400; 36.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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