80th meridian east

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80th meridian east

The meridian 80° 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 80th meridian east forms a great circle with the 100th meridian west.

There is also an 80 Degrees East cafe in Nanganallur, Chennai, India named after this longitude.[1]

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 80°0′E / 90.000°N 80.000°E / 90.000; 80.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 80°0′E / 81.117°N 80.000°E / 81.117; 80.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
80°58′N 80°0′E / 80.967°N 80.000°E / 80.967; 80.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiUshakov Island
80°50′N 80°0′E / 80.833°N 80.000°E / 80.833; 80.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Dikson Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
72°11′N 80°0′E / 72.183°N 80.000°E / 72.183; 80.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 71°8′N 80°0′E / 71.133°N 80.000°E / 71.133; 80.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 70°19′N 80°0′E / 70.317°N 80.000°E / 70.317; 80.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 69°22′N 80°0′E / 69.367°N 80.000°E / 69.367; 80.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°48′N 80°0′E / 62.800°N 80.000°E / 62.800; 80.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°40′N 80°0′E / 60.667°N 80.000°E / 60.667; 80.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°37′N 80°0′E / 56.617°N 80.000°E / 56.617; 80.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°57′N 80°0′E / 53.950°N 80.000°E / 53.950; 80.000 (Altai Krai)
50°51′N 80°0′E / 50.850°N 80.000°E / 50.850; 80.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
44°58′N 80°0′E / 44.967°N 80.000°E / 44.967; 80.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang – for about 18 km
44°48′N 80°0′E / 44.800°N 80.000°E / 44.800; 80.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
42°22′N 80°0′E / 42.367°N 80.000°E / 42.367; 80.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
42°2′N 80°0′E / 42.033°N 80.000°E / 42.033; 80.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
35°27′N 80°0′E / 35.450°N 80.000°E / 35.450; 80.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
34°39′N 80°0′E / 34.650°N 80.000°E / 34.650; 80.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet
30°52′N 80°0′E / 30.867°N 80.000°E / 30.867; 80.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China – for about 4 km
30°50′N 80°0′E / 30.833°N 80.000°E / 30.833; 80.000 (India)  India Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh — from 28°43′N 80°0′E / 28.717°N 80.000°E / 28.717; 80.000 (Uttar Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 25°17′N 80°0′E / 25.283°N 80.000°E / 25.283; 80.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°32′N 80°0′E / 21.533°N 80.000°E / 21.533; 80.000 (Maharashtra)
Telangana — from 18°46′N 80°0′E / 18.767°N 80.000°E / 18.767; 80.000 (Telangana)
Andhra Pradesh — from 16°42′N 80°0′E / 16.700°N 80.000°E / 16.700; 80.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu — from 13°29′N 80°0′E / 13.483°N 80.000°E / 13.483; 80.000 (Tamil Nadu)
12°14′N 80°0′E / 12.233°N 80.000°E / 12.233; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
9°48′N 80°0′E / 9.800°N 80.000°E / 9.800; 80.000 (Sri Lanka)  Sri Lanka Jaffna Peninsula
9°36′N 80°0′E / 9.600°N 80.000°E / 9.600; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Palk Strait
9°0′N 80°0′E / 9.000°N 80.000°E / 9.000; 80.000 (Sri Lanka)  Sri Lanka
6°24′N 80°0′E / 6.400°N 80.000°E / 6.400; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 80°0′E / 60.000°S 80.000°E / -60.000; 80.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°2′S 80°0′E / 68.033°S 80.000°E / -68.033; 80.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

See also

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