80th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 80°0′E / 90.000°N 80.000°E / 90.000; 80.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 80°0′E / 81.117°N 80.000°E / 81.117; 80.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
80°58′N 80°0′E / 80.967°N 80.000°E / 80.967; 80.000 (Russia) Russia Ushakov Island
80°50′N 80°0′E / 80.833°N 80.000°E / 80.833; 80.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Dikson Island, Russia
72°11′N 80°0′E / 72.183°N 80.000°E / 72.183; 80.000 (Russia) Russia
50°51′N 80°0′E / 50.850°N 80.000°E / 50.850; 80.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
44°58′N 80°0′E / 44.967°N 80.000°E / 44.967; 80.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang – for about 18km
44°48′N 80°0′E / 44.800°N 80.000°E / 44.800; 80.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
42°22′N 80°0′E / 42.367°N 80.000°E / 42.367; 80.000 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
42°2′N 80°0′E / 42.033°N 80.000°E / 42.033; 80.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
35°27′N 80°0′E / 35.450°N 80.000°E / 35.450; 80.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China
34°39′N 80°0′E / 34.650°N 80.000°E / 34.650; 80.000 (China) People's Republic of China Tibet
30°52′N 80°0′E / 30.867°N 80.000°E / 30.867; 80.000 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China – for about 4km
30°50′N 80°0′E / 30.833°N 80.000°E / 30.833; 80.000 (India) India Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
12°14′N 80°0′E / 12.233°N 80.000°E / 12.233; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
9°48′N 80°0′E / 9.800°N 80.000°E / 9.800; 80.000 (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka Jaffna Peninsula
9°36′N 80°0′E / 9.600°N 80.000°E / 9.600; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Palk Strait
9°0′N 80°0′E / 9.000°N 80.000°E / 9.000; 80.000 (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka
6°24′N 80°0′E / 6.400°N 80.000°E / 6.400; 80.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 80°0′E / 60.000°S 80.000°E / -60.000; 80.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°2′S 80°0′E / 68.033°S 80.000°E / -68.033; 80.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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