34th meridian east

The meridian 34° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
34°
34th meridian east

The 34th meridian east forms a great circle with the 146th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 34th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 34°0′E / 90.000°N 34.000°E / 90.000; 34.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
80°16′N 34°0′E / 80.267°N 34.000°E / 80.267; 34.000 (Barents Sea)Barents SeaPassing just east of the island of Kvitøya, Svalbard,  Norway
69°22′N 34°0′E / 69.367°N 34.000°E / 69.367; 34.000 (Russia)  RussiaKildin Island and Kola Peninsula
66°41′N 34°0′E / 66.683°N 34.000°E / 66.683; 34.000 (White Sea)White SeaKandalaksha Gulf
66°13′N 34°0′E / 66.217°N 34.000°E / 66.217; 34.000 (Russia)  Russia
52°12′N 34°0′E / 52.200°N 34.000°E / 52.200; 34.000 (Ukraine)  UkrainePassing through Crimea (from 46°6′N 34°0′E / 46.100°N 34.000°E / 46.100; 34.000 (Crimea), claimed and controlled by  Russia)
44°24′N 34°0′E / 44.400°N 34.000°E / 44.400; 34.000 (Black Sea)Black Sea
41°59′N 34°0′E / 41.983°N 34.000°E / 41.983; 34.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
36°16′N 34°0′E / 36.267°N 34.000°E / 36.267; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean Sea
35°27′N 34°0′E / 35.450°N 34.000°E / 35.450; 34.000 (Cyprus)  CyprusKarpass Peninsula - controlled by  Northern Cyprus
35°19′N 34°0′E / 35.317°N 34.000°E / 35.317; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean Sea
35°4′N 34°0′E / 35.067°N 34.000°E / 35.067; 34.000 (Cyprus)  Cyprus
34°59′N 34°0′E / 34.983°N 34.000°E / 34.983; 34.000 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean Sea
31°12′N 34°0′E / 31.200°N 34.000°E / 31.200; 34.000 (Egypt)  EgyptSinai Peninsula
27°53′N 34°0′E / 27.883°N 34.000°E / 27.883; 34.000 (Red Sea)Red Sea
27°31′N 34°0′E / 27.517°N 34.000°E / 27.517; 34.000 (Egypt)  EgyptIsland of Shadwan
27°28′N 34°0′E / 27.467°N 34.000°E / 27.467; 34.000 (Red Sea)Red Sea
26°52′N 34°0′E / 26.867°N 34.000°E / 26.867; 34.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
22°0′N 34°0′E / 22.000°N 34.000°E / 22.000; 34.000 (Bir Tawil)Bir TawilNot claimed by any country
21°46′N 34°0′E / 21.767°N 34.000°E / 21.767; 34.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
9°30′N 34°0′E / 9.500°N 34.000°E / 9.500; 34.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
8°30′N 34°0′E / 8.500°N 34.000°E / 8.500; 34.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
7°24′N 34°0′E / 7.400°N 34.000°E / 7.400; 34.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E / 4.217; 34.000 (Kenya)  KenyaFor about 1km at the extreme north-west of the country
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E / 4.217; 34.000 (Uganda)  Uganda
0°14′N 34°0′E / 0.233°N 34.000°E / 0.233; 34.000 (Kenya)  Kenya
0°0′N 34°0′E / 0.000°N 34.000°E / 0.000; 34.000 (Lake Victoria)Lake Victoria
0°26′S 34°0′E / 0.433°S 34.000°E / -0.433; 34.000 (Kenya)  KenyaMfangano Island
0°29′S 34°0′E / 0.483°S 34.000°E / -0.483; 34.000 (Lake Victoria)Lake Victoria
1°6′S 34°0′E / 1.100°S 34.000°E / -1.100; 34.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
9°30′S 34°0′E / 9.500°S 34.000°E / -9.500; 34.000 (Lake Malawi)Lake Malawi
10°3′S 34°0′E / 10.050°S 34.000°E / -10.050; 34.000 (Malawi)  Malawi
14°29′S 34°0′E / 14.483°S 34.000°E / -14.483; 34.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
25°1′S 34°0′E / 25.017°S 34.000°E / -25.017; 34.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian Ocean
60°0′S 34°0′E / 60.000°S 34.000°E / -60.000; 34.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
68°36′S 34°0′E / 68.600°S 34.000°E / -68.600; 34.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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