69th meridian east

The meridian 69° 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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69th meridian east

The 69th meridian east forms a great circle with the 111th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 69th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 69°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 69°0′E Barents Sea
76°43′N 69°0′E  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya - for about 4 km at the easternmost tip of the island
76°40′N 69°0′E Kara Sea
72°41′N 69°0′E  Russia Yamal Peninsula
68°56′N 69°0′E Kara Sea Baydaratskaya Bay
68°44′N 69°0′E  Russia Passing through Khanty-Mansiysk
55°26′N 69°0′E  Kazakhstan For about 10 km
55°20′N 69°0′E  Russia For about 6 km
55°17′N 69°0′E  Kazakhstan
41°18′N 69°0′E  Uzbekistan
40°13′N 69°0′E  Tajikistan For about 9 km
40°7′N 69°0′E  Uzbekistan For about 7 km
40°4′N 69°0′E  Tajikistan
37°18′N 69°0′E  Afghanistan Passing just west of Kabul
31°37′N 69°0′E  Pakistan Balochistan
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24°13′N 69°0′E  India Gujarat
22°57′N 69°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Kutch
22°25′N 69°0′E  India Gujarat
22°11′N 69°0′E Indian Ocean
48°41′S 69°0′E  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Island of Kerguelen
49°43′S 69°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 69°0′E Southern Ocean
67°55′S 69°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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