61st meridian east

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

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61st meridian east

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 Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 61°0′E  Russia La Ronciere Island and Wilczek Island, Franz Josef Land
80°22′N 61°0′E Barents Sea
76°14′N 61°0′E  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
75°10′N 61°0′E Kara Sea
69°50′N 61°0′E  Russia
53°55′N 61°0′E  Kazakhstan For about 4km
53°53′N 61°0′E  Russia
53°40′N 61°0′E  Kazakhstan For about 6km
53°37′N 61°0′E  Russia
52°51′N 61°0′E  Kazakhstan
52°26′N 61°0′E  Russia For about 14km
52°18′N 61°0′E  Kazakhstan
51°28′N 61°0′E  Russia
50°41′N 61°0′E  Kazakhstan
44°25′N 61°0′E  Uzbekistan
41°14′N 61°0′E  Turkmenistan
36°39′N 61°0′E  Iran
34°42′N 61°0′E  Afghanistan
31°28′N 61°0′E  Iran
29°59′N 61°0′E  Afghanistan For about 19km
29°49′N 61°0′E  Pakistan Balochistan - for about 12km
29°43′N 61°0′E  Iran
25°13′N 61°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 61°0′E Southern Ocean
67°27′S 61°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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