61st meridian east
# 61st meridian east

The meridian 61° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 61st meridian east forms a great circle with the 119th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 61st meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 61.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 61.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°6′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.100°N 61.000°E﻿ / 81.100; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia La Ronciere Island and Wilczek Island, Franz Josef Land 80°22′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.367°N 61.000°E﻿ / 80.367; 61.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°14′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.233°N 61.000°E﻿ / 76.233; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 75°10′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.167°N 61.000°E﻿ / 75.167; 61.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 69°50′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.833°N 61.000°E﻿ / 69.833; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 53°55′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.917°N 61.000°E﻿ / 53.917; 61.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 4km 53°53′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.883°N 61.000°E﻿ / 53.883; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 53°40′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.667°N 61.000°E﻿ / 53.667; 61.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 6km 53°37′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.617°N 61.000°E﻿ / 53.617; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 52°51′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.850°N 61.000°E﻿ / 52.850; 61.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 52°26′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.433°N 61.000°E﻿ / 52.433; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia For about 14km 52°18′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.300°N 61.000°E﻿ / 52.300; 61.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 51°28′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.467°N 61.000°E﻿ / 51.467; 61.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 50°41′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.683°N 61.000°E﻿ / 50.683; 61.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 44°25′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.417°N 61.000°E﻿ / 44.417; 61.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan 41°14′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.233°N 61.000°E﻿ / 41.233; 61.000﻿ (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan 36°39′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.650°N 61.000°E﻿ / 36.650; 61.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 34°42′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.700°N 61.000°E﻿ / 34.700; 61.000﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan 31°28′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.467°N 61.000°E﻿ / 31.467; 61.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 29°59′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.983°N 61.000°E﻿ / 29.983; 61.000﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan For about 19km 29°49′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.817°N 61.000°E﻿ / 29.817; 61.000﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan - for about 12km 29°43′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.717°N 61.000°E﻿ / 29.717; 61.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 25°13′N 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.217°N 61.000°E﻿ / 25.217; 61.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 61.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 61.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°27′S 61°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.450°S 61.000°E﻿ / -67.450; 61.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
