36th meridian east

The meridian 36° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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36th meridian east

The 36th meridian east forms a great circle with the 144th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 36th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 36°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°19′N 36°0′E Barents Sea Passing just west of Victoria Island,  Russia
69°7′N 36°0′E  Russia Kola Peninsula
66°20′N 36°0′E White Sea
65°11′N 36°0′E  Russia Solovetsky Islands
64°59′N 36°0′E White Sea
64°11′N 36°0′E  Russia Passing through Lake Onega
50°27′N 36°0′E  Ukraine
46°39′N 36°0′E Sea of Azov
45°22′N 36°0′E  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by  Russia)
45°2′N 36°0′E Black Sea
41°43′N 36°0′E  Turkey
36°55′N 36°0′E Mediterranean Sea Gulf of İskenderun
36°29′N 36°0′E  Turkey
35°56′N 36°0′E  Syria
34°39′N 36°0′E  Lebanon
33°43′N 36°0′E  Syria For about 11km
33°37′N 36°0′E  Lebanon For about 10km
33°32′N 36°0′E  Syria
32°40′N 36°0′E  Jordan Passing just east of Amman
29°12′N 36°0′E  Saudi Arabia
26°56′N 36°0′E Red Sea Passing just west of Rocky Island,  Egypt
22°41′N 36°0′E Hala'ib Triangle Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan
22°0′N 36°0′E  Sudan
12°43′N 36°0′E  Ethiopia The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana
4°29′N 36°0′E  Kenya
2°5′S 36°0′E  Tanzania
11°30′S 36°0′E  Mozambique
18°56′S 36°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 36°0′E Southern Ocean
69°24′S 36°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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