71st meridian east
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The meridian 71° 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 71st meridian east forms a great circle with the 109th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 71°0′E / 90.000°N 71.000°E / 90.000; 71.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°5′N 71°0′E / 81.083°N 71.000°E / 81.083; 71.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 73°29′N 71°0′E / 73.483°N 71.000°E / 73.483; 71.000 (Russia) Russia
Bely Island 73°6′N 71°0′E / 73.100°N 71.000°E / 73.100; 71.000 (Malygina Strait) Malygina Strait 72°53′N 71°0′E / 72.883°N 71.000°E / 72.883; 71.000 (Russia) Russia
Yamal Peninsula 66°32′N 71°0′E / 66.533°N 71.000°E / 66.533; 71.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob 66°21′N 71°0′E / 66.350°N 71.000°E / 66.350; 71.000 (Russia) Russia
55°5′N 71°0′E / 55.083°N 71.000°E / 55.083; 71.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
42°30′N 71°0′E / 42.500°N 71.000°E / 42.500; 71.000 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
42°16′N 71°0′E / 42.267°N 71.000°E / 42.267; 71.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan
42°3′N 71°0′E / 42.050°N 71.000°E / 42.050; 71.000 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
41°11′N 71°0′E / 41.183°N 71.000°E / 41.183; 71.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan
Passing just east of Kokand 40°16′N 71°0′E / 40.267°N 71.000°E / 40.267; 71.000 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
39°24′N 71°0′E / 39.400°N 71.000°E / 39.400; 71.000 (Tajikistan) Tajikistan
38°28′N 71°0′E / 38.467°N 71.000°E / 38.467; 71.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan
34°34′N 71°0′E / 34.567°N 71.000°E / 34.567; 71.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 9 km 34°29′N 71°0′E / 34.483°N 71.000°E / 34.483; 71.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan
34°2′N 71°0′E / 34.033°N 71.000°E / 34.033; 71.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab27°45′N 71°0′E / 27.750°N 71.000°E / 27.750; 71.000 (India) India
Rajasthan 24°50′N 71°0′E / 24.833°N 71.000°E / 24.833; 71.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Sindh 24°37′N 71°0′E / 24.617°N 71.000°E / 24.617; 71.000 (India) India
Gujarat 24°27′N 71°0′E / 24.450°N 71.000°E / 24.450; 71.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Sindh - for about 10 km 24°21′N 71°0′E / 24.350°N 71.000°E / 24.350; 71.000 (India) India
Gujarat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - for about 1 km20°44′N 71°0′E / 20.733°N 71.000°E / 20.733; 71.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Danger Island, British Indian Ocean Territory
Passing just east of Grande Terre,French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 71°0′E / 60.000°S 71.000°E / -60.000; 71.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°37′S 71°0′E / 68.617°S 71.000°E / -68.617; 71.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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