68th meridian east

The meridian 68° 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.

The 68th meridian east forms a great circle with the 112th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 68th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 77°N, 68°W
 * 77°N, 68°W
 * Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.23333°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.23333°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.51667°N, 68°W
 * 71.51667°N, 68°W
 * Yamal Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.46667°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.46667°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baydaratskaya Bay
 * 68.41667°N, 68°W
 * 68.41667°N, 68°W
 * 54.95°N, 68°W
 * 54.95°N, 68°W
 * 54.95°N, 68°W
 * 41.03333°N, 68°W
 * 41.03333°N, 68°W
 * 41.03333°N, 68°W
 * 40.85°N, 68°W
 * 40.85°N, 68°W
 * 40.85°N, 68°W
 * For about 6 km
 * 40.8°N, 68°W
 * 40.8°N, 68°W
 * 39.6°N, 68°W
 * 39.6°N, 68°W
 * 39.6°N, 68°W
 * 39.01667°N, 68°W
 * 39.01667°N, 68°W
 * 39.01667°N, 68°W
 * 37.7°N, 68°W
 * 37.7°N, 68°W
 * 37.7°N, 68°W
 * 36.93333°N, 68°W
 * 36.93333°N, 68°W
 * 36.93333°N, 68°W
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 * 31.65°N, 68°W
 * 31.65°N, 68°W
 * Balochistan Sindh
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.78333°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.78333°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Westernmost Point of India near Guhar Moti 🇮🇳 (at 23.71°N, 68.03°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 68°W
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 * -67.85°N, 68°W
 * -67.85°N, 68°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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