From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 68th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 68°0′E / 90.000°N 68.000°E / 90.000; 68.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 68°0′E / 81.000°N 68.000°E / 81.000; 68.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 77°0′N 68°0′E / 77.000°N 68.000°E / 77.000; 68.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 76°14′N 68°0′E / 76.233°N 68.000°E / 76.233; 68.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 71°31′N 68°0′E / 71.517°N 68.000°E / 71.517; 68.000 (Russia) Russia Yamal Peninsula 69°28′N 68°0′E / 69.467°N 68.000°E / 69.467; 68.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Baydaratskaya Bay 68°25′N 68°0′E / 68.417°N 68.000°E / 68.417; 68.000 (Russia) Russia 54°57′N 68°0′E / 54.950°N 68.000°E / 54.950; 68.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 41°2′N 68°0′E / 41.033°N 68.000°E / 41.033; 68.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 40°51′N 68°0′E / 40.850°N 68.000°E / 40.850; 68.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan For about 6km 40°48′N 68°0′E / 40.800°N 68.000°E / 40.800; 68.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 39°36′N 68°0′E / 39.600°N 68.000°E / 39.600; 68.000 (Tajikistan) Tajikistan 39°1′N 68°0′E / 39.017°N 68.000°E / 39.017; 68.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 37°42′N 68°0′E / 37.700°N 68.000°E / 37.700; 68.000 (Tajikistan) Tajikistan 36°56′N 68°0′E / 36.933°N 68.000°E / 36.933; 68.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan 31°39′N 68°0′E / 31.650°N 68.000°E / 31.650; 68.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh23°47′N 68°0′E / 23.783°N 68.000°E / 23.783; 68.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 68°0′E / 60.000°S 68.000°E / -60.000; 68.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°51′S 68°0′E / 67.850°S 68.000°E / -67.850; 68.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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