80th meridian east

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80th meridian east

The meridian 80° 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 80th meridian east forms a great circle with the 100th meridian west.

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	Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 80°0′E	Kara Sea
80°58′N 80°0′E	Russia	Ushakov Island
80°50′N 80°0′E	Kara Sea	Passing just west of Dikson Island, Russia
72°11′N 80°0′E	Russia
50°51′N 80°0′E	Kazakhstan
44°58′N 80°0′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang – for about 18km
44°48′N 80°0′E	Kazakhstan
42°22′N 80°0′E	Kyrgyzstan
42°2′N 80°0′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
35°27′N 80°0′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between India and People's Republic of China
34°39′N 80°0′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet
30°52′N 80°0′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between India and People's Republic of China – for about 4km
30°50′N 80°0′E	India	Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
12°14′N 80°0′E	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
9°48′N 80°0′E	Sri Lanka	Jaffna Peninsula
9°36′N 80°0′E	Indian Ocean	Palk Strait
9°0′N 80°0′E	Sri Lanka
6°24′N 80°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 80°0′E	Southern Ocean
68°2′S 80°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 79th meridian east
• 81st meridian east