79th meridian east
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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:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Passing just west of Ushakov Island, Russia
Passing just west of Uyedineniya Island, RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Nosok Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Sibiryakov Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Yenisei Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kyrgyzstan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Xinjiang Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by Pakistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil NaduLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Palk Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Tamil Nadu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia