The meridian 76° 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.
The 76th meridian east forms a great circle with the 104th meridian west.
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 |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Kara Sea | Passing just west of Vize Island, Russia | |
Russia | Vilkitsky Island | |
Kara Sea | Passing just west of Neupokoyeva Island, Russia | |
Russia | Gydan Peninsula | |
Khalmyer Bay | ||
Russia | Gydan Peninsula | |
Taz Estuary | ||
Russia | ||
Kazakhstan | Passing through Lake Balkhash | |
Kyrgyzstan | ||
People's Republic of China | Xinjiang | |
Pakistan | Gilgit-Baltistan - for about 11km, claimed by India | |
People's Republic of China | Xinjiang - for about 8km | |
Pakistan | Gilgit-Baltistan - for about 14km, claimed by India | |
People's Republic of China | Xinjiang - for about 16km | |
Pakistan | Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by India | |
India | Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by Pakistan Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir - for about 3km, claimed by Pakistan Himachal Pradesh Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala |
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Indian Ocean | ||
Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
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