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76th meridian east

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76th meridian east

The meridian 76° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.