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36th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Kola Peninsula
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Solovetsky Islands
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Passing through Lake Onega

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Azov |- | ! scope="row" |

Crimea (claimed and controlled by )
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| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 11km

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For about 10km

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just east of Amman

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea |- | ! scope="row" | Hala'ib Triangle

Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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