34th meridian east

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34th meridian east

The meridian 34° east of

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

The 34th meridian east forms a great circle with the 146th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 34th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 34°0′E / 90.000°N 34.000°E / 90.000; 34.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°16′N 34°0′E / 80.267°N 34.000°E / 80.267; 34.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just east of the island of Kvitøya, Svalbard,  Norway
69°22′N 34°0′E / 69.367°N 34.000°E / 69.367; 34.000 (Russia)  Russia Kildin Island and Kola Peninsula
66°41′N 34°0′E / 66.683°N 34.000°E / 66.683; 34.000 (White Sea) White Sea Kandalaksha Gulf
66°13′N 34°0′E / 66.217°N 34.000°E / 66.217; 34.000 (Russia)  Russia
52°12′N 34°0′E / 52.200°N 34.000°E / 52.200; 34.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine Passing through Crimea (from 46°6′N 34°0′E / 46.100°N 34.000°E / 46.100; 34.000 (Crimea), claimed and controlled by  Russia)
44°24′N 34°0′E / 44.400°N 34.000°E / 44.400; 34.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°59′N 34°0′E / 41.983°N 34.000°E / 41.983; 34.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
36°16′N 34°0′E / 36.267°N 34.000°E / 36.267; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°27′N 34°0′E / 35.450°N 34.000°E / 35.450; 34.000 (Cyprus)  Cyprus
Karpass Peninsula - controlled by  Northern Cyprus
35°19′N 34°0′E / 35.317°N 34.000°E / 35.317; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°4′N 34°0′E / 35.067°N 34.000°E / 35.067; 34.000 (Cyprus)  Cyprus
34°59′N 34°0′E / 34.983°N 34.000°E / 34.983; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
31°12′N 34°0′E / 31.200°N 34.000°E / 31.200; 34.000 (Egypt)  Egypt Sinai Peninsula
27°53′N 34°0′E / 27.883°N 34.000°E / 27.883; 34.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
27°31′N 34°0′E / 27.517°N 34.000°E / 27.517; 34.000 (Egypt)  Egypt Island of
Shadwan
27°28′N 34°0′E / 27.467°N 34.000°E / 27.467; 34.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
26°52′N 34°0′E / 26.867°N 34.000°E / 26.867; 34.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
22°0′N 34°0′E / 22.000°N 34.000°E / 22.000; 34.000 (Bir Tawil) Bir Tawil Not claimed by any country
21°46′N 34°0′E / 21.767°N 34.000°E / 21.767; 34.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
9°30′N 34°0′E / 9.500°N 34.000°E / 9.500; 34.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
8°30′N 34°0′E / 8.500°N 34.000°E / 8.500; 34.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
7°24′N 34°0′E / 7.400°N 34.000°E / 7.400; 34.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E / 4.217; 34.000 (Kenya)  Kenya For about 1km at the extreme north-west of the country
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E / 4.217; 34.000 (Uganda)  Uganda
0°14′N 34°0′E / 0.233°N 34.000°E / 0.233; 34.000 (Kenya)  Kenya
0°0′N 34°0′E / 0.000°N 34.000°E / 0.000; 34.000 (Lake Victoria) Lake Victoria
0°26′S 34°0′E / 0.433°S 34.000°E / -0.433; 34.000 (Kenya)  Kenya Mfangano Island
0°29′S 34°0′E / 0.483°S 34.000°E / -0.483; 34.000 (Lake Victoria) Lake Victoria
1°6′S 34°0′E / 1.100°S 34.000°E / -1.100; 34.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
9°30′S 34°0′E / 9.500°S 34.000°E / -9.500; 34.000 (Lake Malawi) Lake Malawi
10°3′S 34°0′E / 10.050°S 34.000°E / -10.050; 34.000 (Malawi)  Malawi
14°29′S 34°0′E / 14.483°S 34.000°E / -14.483; 34.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
25°1′S 34°0′E / 25.017°S 34.000°E / -25.017; 34.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 34°0′E / 60.000°S 34.000°E / -60.000; 34.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°36′S 34°0′E / 68.600°S 34.000°E / -68.600; 34.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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