76th meridian east

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76th meridian east

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
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
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also