36th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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.
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 / 90.000°N 36.000°E / 90.000; 36.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°19′N 36°0′E / 80.317°N 36.000°E / 80.317; 36.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of Victoria Island, Russia
69°7′N 36°0′E / 69.117°N 36.000°E / 69.117; 36.000 (Russia) Russia
Kola Peninsula 66°20′N 36°0′E / 66.333°N 36.000°E / 66.333; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea 65°11′N 36°0′E / 65.183°N 36.000°E / 65.183; 36.000 (Russia) Russia
Solovetsky Islands 64°59′N 36°0′E / 64.983°N 36.000°E / 64.983; 36.000 (White Sea) White Sea 64°11′N 36°0′E / 64.183°N 36.000°E / 64.183; 36.000 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Lake Onega 50°27′N 36°0′E / 50.450°N 36.000°E / 50.450; 36.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
46°39′N 36°0′E / 46.650°N 36.000°E / 46.650; 36.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 45°22′N 36°0′E / 45.367°N 36.000°E / 45.367; 36.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
Crimea (claimed and controlled by Russia)
45°2′N 36°0′E / 45.033°N 36.000°E / 45.033; 36.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°43′N 36°0′E / 41.717°N 36.000°E / 41.717; 36.000 (Turkey) Turkey
36°55′N 36°0′E / 36.917°N 36.000°E / 36.917; 36.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of İskenderun 36°29′N 36°0′E / 36.483°N 36.000°E / 36.483; 36.000 (Turkey) Turkey
35°56′N 36°0′E / 35.933°N 36.000°E / 35.933; 36.000 (Syria) Syria
34°39′N 36°0′E / 34.650°N 36.000°E / 34.650; 36.000 (Lebanon) Lebanon
33°43′N 36°0′E / 33.717°N 36.000°E / 33.717; 36.000 (Syria) Syria
For about 11km 33°37′N 36°0′E / 33.617°N 36.000°E / 33.617; 36.000 (Lebanon) Lebanon
For about 10km 33°32′N 36°0′E / 33.533°N 36.000°E / 33.533; 36.000 (Syria) Syria
32°40′N 36°0′E / 32.667°N 36.000°E / 32.667; 36.000 (Jordan) Jordan
Passing just east of Amman 29°12′N 36°0′E / 29.200°N 36.000°E / 29.200; 36.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
26°56′N 36°0′E / 26.933°N 36.000°E / 26.933; 36.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea Passing just west of Rocky Island, Egypt
22°41′N 36°0′E / 22.683°N 36.000°E / 22.683; 36.000 (Hala'ib Triangle) Hala'ib Triangle Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan 22°0′N 36°0′E / 22.000°N 36.000°E / 22.000; 36.000 (Sudan) Sudan
12°43′N 36°0′E / 12.717°N 36.000°E / 12.717; 36.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana 4°29′N 36°0′E / 4.483°N 36.000°E / 4.483; 36.000 (Kenya) Kenya
2°5′S 36°0′E / 2.083°S 36.000°E / -2.083; 36.000 (Tanzania) Tanzania
11°30′S 36°0′E / 11.500°S 36.000°E / -11.500; 36.000 (Mozambique) Mozambique
18°56′S 36°0′E / 18.933°S 36.000°E / -18.933; 36.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 36°0′E / 60.000°S 36.000°E / -60.000; 36.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°24′S 36°0′E / 69.400°S 36.000°E / -69.400; 36.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
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