79th meridian east

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79th meridian east

The meridian 79° 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 79th meridian east forms a great circle with the 101st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 79th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 79°0′E / 90.000°N 79.000°E / 90.000; 79.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 79°0′E / 81.117°N 79.000°E / 81.117; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Ushakov Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
Passing just west of Uyedineniya Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
73°15′N 79°0′E / 73.250°N 79.000°E / 73.250; 79.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiNosok Island
73°14′N 79°0′E / 73.233°N 79.000°E / 73.233; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°1′N 79°0′E / 73.017°N 79.000°E / 73.017; 79.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSibiryakov Island
72°44′N 79°0′E / 72.733°N 79.000°E / 72.733; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
Yenisei Gulf
72°22′N 79°0′E / 72.367°N 79.000°E / 72.367; 79.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 69°53′N 79°0′E / 69.883°N 79.000°E / 69.883; 79.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 69°50′N 79°0′E / 69.833°N 79.000°E / 69.833; 79.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°36′N 79°0′E / 62.600°N 79.000°E / 62.600; 79.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°48′N 79°0′E / 60.800°N 79.000°E / 60.800; 79.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 57°2′N 79°0′E / 57.033°N 79.000°E / 57.033; 79.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°40′N 79°0′E / 53.667°N 79.000°E / 53.667; 79.000 (Altai Krai)
52°7′N 79°0′E / 52.117°N 79.000°E / 52.117; 79.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
42°47′N 79°0′E / 42.783°N 79.000°E / 42.783; 79.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
41°39′N 79°0′E / 41.650°N 79.000°E / 41.650; 79.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
35°55′N 79°0′E / 35.917°N 79.000°E / 35.917; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
34°1′N 79°0′E / 34.017°N 79.000°E / 34.017; 79.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet
33°48′N 79°0′E / 33.800°N 79.000°E / 33.800; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
33°36′N 79°0′E / 33.600°N 79.000°E / 33.600; 79.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet
33°20′N 79°0′E / 33.333°N 79.000°E / 33.333; 79.000 (India)  India Ladakh
32°22′N 79°0′E / 32.367°N 79.000°E / 32.367; 79.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet
31°20′N 79°0′E / 31.333°N 79.000°E / 31.333; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
31°3′N 79°0′E / 31.050°N 79.000°E / 31.050; 79.000 (India)  India Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh — from 29°7′N 79°0′E / 29.117°N 79.000°E / 29.117; 79.000 (Uttar Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 26°35′N 79°0′E / 26.583°N 79.000°E / 26.583; 79.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Uttar Pradesh — from 26°12′N 79°0′E / 26.200°N 79.000°E / 26.200; 79.000 (Uttar Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 25°17′N 79°0′E / 25.283°N 79.000°E / 25.283; 79.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°36′N 79°0′E / 21.600°N 79.000°E / 21.600; 79.000 (Maharashtra), passing 9km west of Nagpur
Telangana — from 19°33′N 79°0′E / 19.550°N 79.000°E / 19.550; 79.000 (Telangana)
Andhra Pradesh — from 16°14′N 79°0′E / 16.233°N 79.000°E / 16.233; 79.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu — from 13°5′N 79°0′E / 13.083°N 79.000°E / 13.083; 79.000 (Tamil Nadu)
Andhra Pradesh — from 13°3′N 79°0′E / 13.050°N 79.000°E / 13.050; 79.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu — from 13°2′N 79°0′E / 13.033°N 79.000°E / 13.033; 79.000 (Tamil Nadu)
9°42′N 79°0′E / 9.700°N 79.000°E / 9.700; 79.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Palk Strait
9°21′N 79°0′E / 9.350°N 79.000°E / 9.350; 79.000 (India)  India Tamil Nadu
9°16′N 79°0′E / 9.267°N 79.000°E / 9.267; 79.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 79°0′E / 60.000°S 79.000°E / -60.000; 79.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°17′S 79°0′E / 68.283°S 79.000°E / -68.283; 79.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

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