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79°
79th meridian east

The meridian 79° 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 79th meridian east forms a great circle with the 101st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 79th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 79°0′E / 90.000°N 79.000°E / 90.000; 79.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 79°0′E / 81.117°N 79.000°E / 81.117; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Ushakov Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,   Russia
Passing just west of Uyedineniya Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,   Russia
73°15′N 79°0′E / 73.250°N 79.000°E / 73.250; 79.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiNosok Island
73°14′N 79°0′E / 73.233°N 79.000°E / 73.233; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°1′N 79°0′E / 73.017°N 79.000°E / 73.017; 79.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiSibiryakov Island
72°44′N 79°0′E / 72.733°N 79.000°E / 72.733; 79.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Yenisei Gulf
72°22′N 79°0′E / 72.367°N 79.000°E / 72.367; 79.000 (Russia)   Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 69°53′N 79°0′E / 69.883°N 79.000°E / 69.883; 79.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 69°50′N 79°0′E / 69.833°N 79.000°E / 69.833; 79.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°36′N 79°0′E / 62.600°N 79.000°E / 62.600; 79.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°48′N 79°0′E / 60.800°N 79.000°E / 60.800; 79.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 57°2′N 79°0′E / 57.033°N 79.000°E / 57.033; 79.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°40′N 79°0′E / 53.667°N 79.000°E / 53.667; 79.000 (Altai Krai)
52°7′N 79°0′E / 52.117°N 79.000°E / 52.117; 79.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
42°47′N 79°0′E / 42.783°N 79.000°E / 42.783; 79.000 (Kyrgyzstan)   Kyrgyzstan
41°39′N 79°0′E / 41.650°N 79.000°E / 41.650; 79.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang
35°55′N 79°0′E / 35.917°N 79.000°E / 35.917; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between   India and   People's Republic of China
34°1′N 79°0′E / 34.017°N 79.000°E / 34.017; 79.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
33°48′N 79°0′E / 33.800°N 79.000°E / 33.800; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between   India and   People's Republic of China
33°36′N 79°0′E / 33.600°N 79.000°E / 33.600; 79.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
33°20′N 79°0′E / 33.333°N 79.000°E / 33.333; 79.000 (India)   India Ladakh
32°22′N 79°0′E / 32.367°N 79.000°E / 32.367; 79.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
31°20′N 79°0′E / 31.333°N 79.000°E / 31.333; 79.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between   India and   People's Republic of China
31°3′N 79°0′E / 31.050°N 79.000°E / 31.050; 79.000 (India)   India Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh — from 29°7′N 79°0′E / 29.117°N 79.000°E / 29.117; 79.000 (Uttar Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 26°35′N 79°0′E / 26.583°N 79.000°E / 26.583; 79.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Uttar Pradesh — from 26°12′N 79°0′E / 26.200°N 79.000°E / 26.200; 79.000 (Uttar Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 25°17′N 79°0′E / 25.283°N 79.000°E / 25.283; 79.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°36′N 79°0′E / 21.600°N 79.000°E / 21.600; 79.000 (Maharashtra), passing 9km west of Nagpur
Telangana — from 19°33′N 79°0′E / 19.550°N 79.000°E / 19.550; 79.000 (Telangana)
Andhra Pradesh — from 16°14′N 79°0′E / 16.233°N 79.000°E / 16.233; 79.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu — from 13°5′N 79°0′E / 13.083°N 79.000°E / 13.083; 79.000 (Tamil Nadu)
Andhra Pradesh — from 13°3′N 79°0′E / 13.050°N 79.000°E / 13.050; 79.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu — from 13°2′N 79°0′E / 13.033°N 79.000°E / 13.033; 79.000 (Tamil Nadu)
9°42′N 79°0′E / 9.700°N 79.000°E / 9.700; 79.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Palk Strait
9°21′N 79°0′E / 9.350°N 79.000°E / 9.350; 79.000 (India)   India Tamil Nadu
9°16′N 79°0′E / 9.267°N 79.000°E / 9.267; 79.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 79°0′E / 60.000°S 79.000°E / -60.000; 79.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°17′S 79°0′E / 68.283°S 79.000°E / -68.283; 79.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

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