78th meridian east

The meridian 78° 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.

Line across the Earth
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78th meridian east

The 78th meridian east forms a great circle with the 102nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 78th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 78°0′E / 90.000°N 78.000°E / 90.000; 78.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 78°0′E / 81.117°N 78.000°E / 81.117; 78.000 (Kara Sea)Kara SeaPassing just east of Vize Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia
72°35′N 78°0′E / 72.583°N 78.000°E / 72.583; 78.000 (Russia)  RussiaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugOleniy Island and Gydan Peninsula
72°6′N 78°0′E / 72.100°N 78.000°E / 72.100; 78.000 (Yuratski Bay)Yuratski Bay
71°51′N 78°0′E / 71.850°N 78.000°E / 71.850; 78.000 (Russia)  RussiaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
71°15′N 78°0′E / 71.250°N 78.000°E / 71.250; 78.000 (Khalmyer Bay)Khalmyer Bay
70°56′N 78°0′E / 70.933°N 78.000°E / 70.933; 78.000 (Russia)  RussiaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
68°22′N 78°0′E / 68.367°N 78.000°E / 68.367; 78.000 (Taz Estuary)Taz Estuary
68°13′N 78°0′E / 68.217°N 78.000°E / 68.217; 78.000 (Russia)  RussiaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
67°40′N 78°0′E / 67.667°N 78.000°E / 67.667; 78.000 (Taz Estuary)Taz Estuary
67°31′N 78°0′E / 67.517°N 78.000°E / 67.517; 78.000 (Russia)  RussiaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°30′N 78°0′E / 62.500°N 78.000°E / 62.500; 78.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°45′N 78°0′E / 60.750°N 78.000°E / 60.750; 78.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 57°10′N 78°0′E / 57.167°N 78.000°E / 57.167; 78.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°35′N 78°0′E / 53.583°N 78.000°E / 53.583; 78.000 (Altai Krai)
53°11′N 78°0′E / 53.183°N 78.000°E / 53.183; 78.000 (Kazakhstan)  KazakhstanPavlodar Region

East Kazakhstan Region

Almaty Region passing through Lake Balkhash

42°52′N 78°0′E / 42.867°N 78.000°E / 42.867; 78.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  KyrgyzstanIssyk-Kul Region passing through Issyk Kul lake
41°4′N 78°0′E / 41.067°N 78.000°E / 41.067; 78.000 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang
35°35′N 78°0′E / 35.583°N 78.000°E / 35.583; 78.000 (Aksai Chin)Aksai ChinDisputed between  India and  People's Republic of China - for about 11 km
35°29′N 78°0′E / 35.483°N 78.000°E / 35.483; 78.000 (India)  IndiaLadakh — claimed by  Pakistan
Himachal Pradesh — from 32°37′N 78°0′E / 32.617°N 78.000°E / 32.617; 78.000 (Himachal Pradesh)
Uttarakhand — from 31°10′N 78°0′E / 31.167°N 78.000°E / 31.167; 78.000 (Uttarakhand)
Uttar Pradesh — from 29°34′N 78°0′E / 29.567°N 78.000°E / 29.567; 78.000 (Uttar Pradesh), passing through Agra
Rajasthan — from 26°55′N 78°0′E / 26.917°N 78.000°E / 26.917; 78.000 (Rajashtan)
Madhya Pradesh — from 26°42′N 78°0′E / 26.700°N 78.000°E / 26.700; 78.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°25′N 78°0′E / 21.417°N 78.000°E / 21.417; 78.000 (Maharashtra)
Telangana — from 19°18′N 78°0′E / 19.300°N 78.000°E / 19.300; 78.000 (Telangana)
Andhra Pradesh — from 15°52′N 78°0′E / 15.867°N 78.000°E / 15.867; 78.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
Karnataka — from 13°52′N 78°0′E / 13.867°N 78.000°E / 13.867; 78.000 (Karnataka)
Tamil Nadu — from 12°48′N 78°0′E / 12.800°N 78.000°E / 12.800; 78.000 (Tamil Nadu), passing 8 km west of Madurai
8°20′N 78°0′E / 8.333°N 78.000°E / 8.333; 78.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian Ocean
60°0′S 78°0′E / 60.000°S 78.000°E / -60.000; 78.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
69°7′S 78°0′E / 69.117°S 78.000°E / -69.117; 78.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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