From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 36°0′E / 90.000°N 36.000°E / 90.000; 36.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°19′N 36°0′E / 80.317°N 36.000°E / 80.317; 36.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of Victoria Island, Russia 69°7′N 36°0′E / 69.117°N 36.000°E / 69.117; 36.000 (Russia) Russia Kola Peninsula 66°20′N 36°0′E / 66.333°N 36.000°E / 66.333; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea 65°11′N 36°0′E / 65.183°N 36.000°E / 65.183; 36.000 (Russia) Russia Solovetsky Islands 64°59′N 36°0′E / 64.983°N 36.000°E / 64.983; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea 64°11′N 36°0′E / 64.183°N 36.000°E / 64.183; 36.000 (Russia) Russia Passing through Lake Onega 50°27′N 36°0′E / 50.450°N 36.000°E / 50.450; 36.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 46°39′N 36°0′E / 46.650°N 36.000°E / 46.650; 36.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 45°22′N 36°0′E / 45.367°N 36.000°E / 45.367; 36.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine Crimea 45°2′N 36°0′E / 45.033°N 36.000°E / 45.033; 36.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°43′N 36°0′E / 41.717°N 36.000°E / 41.717; 36.000 (Turkey) Turkey 36°55′N 36°0′E / 36.917°N 36.000°E / 36.917; 36.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of İskenderun 36°29′N 36°0′E / 36.483°N 36.000°E / 36.483; 36.000 (Turkey) Turkey 35°56′N 36°0′E / 35.933°N 36.000°E / 35.933; 36.000 (Syria) Syria 34°39′N 36°0′E / 34.650°N 36.000°E / 34.650; 36.000 (Lebanon) Lebanon 33°43′N 36°0′E / 33.717°N 36.000°E / 33.717; 36.000 (Syria) Syria For about 11km 33°37′N 36°0′E / 33.617°N 36.000°E / 33.617; 36.000 (Lebanon) Lebanon For about 10km 33°32′N 36°0′E / 33.533°N 36.000°E / 33.533; 36.000 (Syria) Syria 32°40′N 36°0′E / 32.667°N 36.000°E / 32.667; 36.000 (Jordan) Jordan Passing just east of Amman 29°12′N 36°0′E / 29.200°N 36.000°E / 29.200; 36.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 26°56′N 36°0′E / 26.933°N 36.000°E / 26.933; 36.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea Passing just west of Rocky Island, Egypt 22°41′N 36°0′E / 22.683°N 36.000°E / 22.683; 36.000 (Hala'ib Triangle) Hala'ib Triangle Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan 22°0′N 36°0′E / 22.000°N 36.000°E / 22.000; 36.000 (Sudan) Sudan 12°43′N 36°0′E / 12.717°N 36.000°E / 12.717; 36.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana 4°29′N 36°0′E / 4.483°N 36.000°E / 4.483; 36.000 (Kenya) Kenya 2°5′S 36°0′E / 2.083°S 36.000°E / -2.083; 36.000 (Tanzania) Tanzania 11°30′S 36°0′E / 11.500°S 36.000°E / -11.500; 36.000 (Mozambique) Mozambique 18°56′S 36°0′E / 18.933°S 36.000°E / -18.933; 36.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 36°0′E / 60.000°S 36.000°E / -60.000; 36.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°24′S 36°0′E / 69.400°S 36.000°E / -69.400; 36.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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