77th meridian east

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77th meridian east

The meridian 77° 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 77th meridian east forms a great circle with the 103rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 77th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 77°0′E / 90.000°N 77.000°E Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 77°0′E / 81.100°N 77.000°E Kara Sea
79°35′N 77°0′E / 79.583°N 77.000°E  Russia Vize Island
79°29′N 77°0′E / 79.483°N 77.000°E Kara Sea Passing just east of Vilkitsky Island,  Russia
Passing just east of Neupokoyeva Island,  Russia
72°22′N 77°0′E / 72.367°N 77.000°E  Russia Oleniy Island
72°13′N 77°0′E / 72.217°N 77.000°E Yuratski Bay
72°0′N 77°0′E / 72.000°N 77.000°E  Russia Gydan Peninsula
71°24′N 77°0′E / 71.400°N 77.000°E Khalmyer Bay
71°9′N 77°0′E / 71.150°N 77.000°E  Russia Gydan Peninsula
69°1′N 77°0′E / 69.017°N 77.000°E Taz Estuary
68°37′N 77°0′E / 68.617°N 77.000°E  Russia
53°45′N 77°0′E / 53.750°N 77.000°E  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
Passing just east of Almaty
42°58′N 77°0′E / 42.967°N 77.000°E  Kyrgyzstan Passing through Issyk Kul lake
41°3′N 77°0′E / 41.050°N 77.000°E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
35°36′N 77°0′E / 35.600°N 77.000°E  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by  India
34°56′N 77°0′E / 34.933°N 77.000°E  India Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by  Pakistan
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Delhi
Haryana
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh - for about 10 km
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka - for about 16 km
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
8°22′N 77°0′E / 8.367°N 77.000°E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 77°0′E / 60.000°S 77.000°E Southern Ocean
69°15′S 77°0′E / 69.250°S 77.000°E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also