51st meridian east

The meridian 51° 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 51st meridian east forms a great circle with the 129th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 51°W
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 * 81.15°N, 51°W
 * 81.15°N, 51°W
 * Arthur Island, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.1°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.1°N, 51°W
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 * 80.86667°N, 51°W
 * 80.86667°N, 51°W
 * Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.55°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.55°N, 51°W
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 * 80.1°N, 51°W
 * 80.1°N, 51°W
 * Northbrook Island, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.91667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.91667°N, 51°W
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 * 68.46667°N, 51°W
 * 68.46667°N, 51°W
 * 51.68333°N, 51°W
 * 51.68333°N, 51°W
 * 51.68333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.93333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.93333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.93333°N, 51°W
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 * 45°N, 51°W
 * 45°N, 51°W
 * Mangyshlak Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.81667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.81667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mangyshlak Bay
 * 44.51667°N, 51°W
 * 44.51667°N, 51°W
 * Mangyshlak Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.9°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.9°N, 51°W
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 * 36.76667°N, 51°W
 * 36.76667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28.85°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28.85°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28.85°N, 51°W
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 * 25.98333°N, 51°W
 * 25.98333°N, 51°W
 * 24.58333°N, 51°W
 * 24.58333°N, 51°W
 * 24.58333°N, 51°W
 * 18.78333°N, 51°W
 * 18.78333°N, 51°W
 * 18.78333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15.13333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15.13333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15.13333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden
 * 11.9°N, 51°W
 * 11.9°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.36667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.36667°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.36667°N, 51°W
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 * -9.21667°N, 51°W
 * -9.21667°N, 51°W
 * Providence Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.53333°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Farquhar Atoll, 🇸🇨 Passing between the Crozet Islands, 🇹🇫
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 51°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 51°W
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 * -66.26667°N, 51°W
 * -66.26667°N, 51°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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