61st meridian east

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61st meridian east

The meridian 61° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 61st meridian east forms a great circle with the 119th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 61st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 61°0′E / 90.000°N 61.000°E / 90.000; 61.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 61°0′E / 81.100°N 61.000°E / 81.100; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia La Ronciere Island and Wilczek Island, Franz Josef Land
80°22′N 61°0′E / 80.367°N 61.000°E / 80.367; 61.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°14′N 61°0′E / 76.233°N 61.000°E / 76.233; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
75°10′N 61°0′E / 75.167°N 61.000°E / 75.167; 61.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°50′N 61°0′E / 69.833°N 61.000°E / 69.833; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia
53°55′N 61°0′E / 53.917°N 61.000°E / 53.917; 61.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 4km
53°53′N 61°0′E / 53.883°N 61.000°E / 53.883; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia
53°40′N 61°0′E / 53.667°N 61.000°E / 53.667; 61.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 6km
53°37′N 61°0′E / 53.617°N 61.000°E / 53.617; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia
52°51′N 61°0′E / 52.850°N 61.000°E / 52.850; 61.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
52°26′N 61°0′E / 52.433°N 61.000°E / 52.433; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia For about 14km
52°18′N 61°0′E / 52.300°N 61.000°E / 52.300; 61.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°28′N 61°0′E / 51.467°N 61.000°E / 51.467; 61.000 (Russia)  Russia
50°41′N 61°0′E / 50.683°N 61.000°E / 50.683; 61.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
44°25′N 61°0′E / 44.417°N 61.000°E / 44.417; 61.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan
41°14′N 61°0′E / 41.233°N 61.000°E / 41.233; 61.000 (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan
36°39′N 61°0′E / 36.650°N 61.000°E / 36.650; 61.000 (Iran)  Iran
34°42′N 61°0′E / 34.700°N 61.000°E / 34.700; 61.000 (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan
31°28′N 61°0′E / 31.467°N 61.000°E / 31.467; 61.000 (Iran)  Iran
29°59′N 61°0′E / 29.983°N 61.000°E / 29.983; 61.000 (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan For about 19km
29°49′N 61°0′E / 29.817°N 61.000°E / 29.817; 61.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan - for about 12km
29°43′N 61°0′E / 29.717°N 61.000°E / 29.717; 61.000 (Iran)  Iran
25°13′N 61°0′E / 25.217°N 61.000°E / 25.217; 61.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 61°0′E / 60.000°S 61.000°E / -60.000; 61.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°27′S 61°0′E / 67.450°S 61.000°E / -67.450; 61.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

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