76th meridian east

Line across the Earth
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76th meridian east

The meridian 76° 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 76th meridian east forms a great circle with the 104th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 76°0′E / 90.000°N 76.000°E / 90.000; 76.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 76°0′E / 81.100°N 76.000°E / 81.100; 76.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Vize Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
73°31′N 76°0′E / 73.517°N 76.000°E / 73.517; 76.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugVilkitsky Island
73°30′N 76°0′E / 73.500°N 76.000°E / 73.500; 76.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Neupokoyeva Island, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,  Russia
71°53′N 76°0′E / 71.883°N 76.000°E / 71.883; 76.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
71°52′N 76°0′E / 71.867°N 76.000°E / 71.867; 76.000 (Khalmyer Bay) Khalmyer Bay
71°11′N 76°0′E / 71.183°N 76.000°E / 71.183; 76.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
69°15′N 76°0′E / 69.250°N 76.000°E / 69.250; 76.000 (Taz Estuary) Taz Estuary
68°58′N 76°0′E / 68.967°N 76.000°E / 68.967; 76.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 63°4′N 76°0′E / 63.067°N 76.000°E / 63.067; 76.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°23′N 76°0′E / 59.383°N 76.000°E / 59.383; 76.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Omsk Oblast — from 57°21′N 76°0′E / 57.350°N 76.000°E / 57.350; 76.000 (Omsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°33′N 76°0′E / 56.550°N 76.000°E / 56.550; 76.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Omsk Oblast — from 56°27′N 76°0′E / 56.450°N 76.000°E / 56.450; 76.000 (Omsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°9′N 76°0′E / 56.150°N 76.000°E / 56.150; 76.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
54°13′N 76°0′E / 54.217°N 76.000°E / 54.217; 76.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
42°56′N 76°0′E / 42.933°N 76.000°E / 42.933; 76.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
40°23′N 76°0′E / 40.383°N 76.000°E / 40.383; 76.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang — passing through the city of Kashgar
36°28′N 76°0′E / 36.467°N 76.000°E / 36.467; 76.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — for about 11 km, claimed by  India
36°22′N 76°0′E / 36.367°N 76.000°E / 36.367; 76.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang — for about 8 km
36°17′N 76°0′E / 36.283°N 76.000°E / 36.283; 76.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — for about 14 km, claimed by  India
36°10′N 76°0′E / 36.167°N 76.000°E / 36.167; 76.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang — for about 16 km
36°1′N 76°0′E / 36.017°N 76.000°E / 36.017; 76.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — claimed by  India
34°38′N 76°0′E / 34.633°N 76.000°E / 34.633; 76.000 (India)  India Ladakh — claimed by  Pakistan
Jammu and Kashmir — from 34°0′N 76°0′E / 34.000°N 76.000°E / 34.000; 76.000 (Jammu and Kashmir), claimed by  Pakistan
Himachal Pradesh — from 32°56′N 76°0′E / 32.933°N 76.000°E / 32.933; 76.000 (Himachal Pradesh)
Punjab — from 31°40′N 76°0′E / 31.667°N 76.000°E / 31.667; 76.000 (Punjab)
Haryana — from 29°45′N 76°0′E / 29.750°N 76.000°E / 29.750; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 28°17′N 76°0′E / 28.283°N 76.000°E / 28.283; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Haryana — from 28°9′N 76°0′E / 28.150°N 76.000°E / 28.150; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 28°4′N 76°0′E / 28.067°N 76.000°E / 28.067; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Haryana — from 28°2′N 76°0′E / 28.033°N 76.000°E / 28.033; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 27°52′N 76°0′E / 27.867°N 76.000°E / 27.867; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Madhya Pradesh — from 24°2′N 76°0′E / 24.033°N 76.000°E / 24.033; 76.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°22′N 76°0′E / 21.367°N 76.000°E / 21.367; 76.000 (Maharashtra)
Karnataka — from 17°20′N 76°0′E / 17.333°N 76.000°E / 17.333; 76.000 (Karnataka)
Kerala — from 11°56′N 76°0′E / 11.933°N 76.000°E / 11.933; 76.000 (Kerala)
10°36′N 76°0′E / 10.600°N 76.000°E / 10.600; 76.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 76°0′E / 60.000°S 76.000°E / -60.000; 76.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°33′S 76°0′E / 69.550°S 76.000°E / -69.550; 76.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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