# 79th meridian east

Download coordinates as:
* KML
* GPX (all coordinates)
* GPX (primary coordinates)
* GPX (secondary coordinates)
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 Krai — Nosok 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 Krai — Sibiryakov 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