74th meridian east

The meridian 74° 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.

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74th meridian east

The 74th meridian east forms a great circle with the 106th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 74th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 74°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 74°0′E Kara Sea
73°0′N 74°0′E Gulf of Ob Passing just west of Shokalsky Island,  Russia
71°54′N 74°0′E  Russia Gydan Peninsula
70°48′N 74°0′E Gulf of Ob
70°16′N 74°0′E  Russia Gydan Peninsula
69°5′N 74°0′E Gulf of Ob
67°19′N 74°0′E  Russia
53°38′N 74°0′E  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
43°10′N 74°0′E  Kyrgyzstan
40°2′N 74°0′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
38°32′N 74°0′E  Tajikistan
37°17′N 74°0′E  Afghanistan
36°50′N 74°0′E  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by  India
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
34°42′N 74°0′E  India Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by  Pakistan
34°2′N 74°0′E  Pakistan Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
33°45′N 74°0′E  India Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by  Pakistan
33°37′N 74°0′E  Pakistan Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
Punjab
30°30′N 74°0′E  India Punjab
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Goa
15°1′N 74°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of Heard Island,  Australia
60°0′S 74°0′E Southern Ocean
68°39′S 74°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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