69th meridian east

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69th meridian east

The meridian 69° 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 69th meridian east forms a great circle with the 111th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 69th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 69°0′E / 90.000°N 69.000°E / 90.000; 69.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 69°0′E / 81.000°N 69.000°E / 81.000; 69.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°43′N 69°0′E / 76.717°N 69.000°E / 76.717; 69.000 (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast - for about 4 km at the easternmost tip of the island
76°40′N 69°0′E / 76.667°N 69.000°E / 76.667; 69.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
72°41′N 69°0′E / 72.683°N 69.000°E / 72.683; 69.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
68°56′N 69°0′E / 68.933°N 69.000°E / 68.933; 69.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Baydaratskaya Bay
68°44′N 69°0′E / 68.733°N 69.000°E / 68.733; 69.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenetsia Khantia-Mansia (passing through Khanty-Mansiysk), Tyumen Oblast
55°26′N 69°0′E / 55.433°N 69.000°E / 55.433; 69.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region For about 10 km
55°20′N 69°0′E / 55.333°N 69.000°E / 55.333; 69.000 (Russia)  Russia Tyumen Oblast For about 6 km
55°17′N 69°0′E / 55.283°N 69.000°E / 55.283; 69.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region, Akmola Region, Karaganda Region, Turkistan Region
41°18′N 69°0′E / 41.300°N 69.000°E / 41.300; 69.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan Tashkent Region, Sirdaryo Region
40°13′N 69°0′E / 40.217°N 69.000°E / 40.217; 69.000 (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan Sughd Region For about 9 km
40°7′N 69°0′E / 40.117°N 69.000°E / 40.117; 69.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan Sirdaryo Region For about 7 km
40°4′N 69°0′E / 40.067°N 69.000°E / 40.067; 69.000 (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan Sughd Region, DCGJ Region, Khatlon Region
37°18′N 69°0′E / 37.300°N 69.000°E / 37.300; 69.000 (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan Kunduz Province, Baghlan Province, Parwan Province, Kabul Province (passing just west of Kabul), Logar Province, Paktia Province, Paktika Province
31°37′N 69°0′E / 31.617°N 69.000°E / 31.617; 69.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
24°13′N 69°0′E / 24.217°N 69.000°E / 24.217; 69.000 (India)  India Gujarat
22°57′N 69°0′E / 22.950°N 69.000°E / 22.950; 69.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Kutch
22°25′N 69°0′E / 22.417°N 69.000°E / 22.417; 69.000 (India)  India Gujarat
22°11′N 69°0′E / 22.183°N 69.000°E / 22.183; 69.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
48°41′S 69°0′E / 48.683°S 69.000°E / -48.683; 69.000 (French Southern & Antarctic Lands)  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Island of Kerguelen
49°43′S 69°0′E / 49.717°S 69.000°E / -49.717; 69.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 69°0′E / 60.000°S 69.000°E / -60.000; 69.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°55′S 69°0′E / 67.917°S 69.000°E / -67.917; 69.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

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