71st meridian east
# 71st meridian east

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 Punjab 27°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 km 20°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
