title: 36th meridian east
text: # 36th meridian east
  
  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:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 36.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 36.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°19′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.317°N 36.000°E﻿ / 80.317; 36.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of Victoria Island, Russia 69°7′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.117°N 36.000°E﻿ / 69.117; 36.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula 66°20′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.333°N 36.000°E﻿ / 66.333; 36.000﻿ (White Sea) White Sea 65°11′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.183°N 36.000°E﻿ / 65.183; 36.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Solovetsky Islands 64°59′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.983°N 36.000°E﻿ / 64.983; 36.000﻿ (White Sea) White Sea 64°11′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.183°N 36.000°E﻿ / 64.183; 36.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing through Lake Onega 50°27′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.450°N 36.000°E﻿ / 50.450; 36.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine 46°39′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.650°N 36.000°E﻿ / 46.650; 36.000﻿ (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 45°22′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.367°N 36.000°E﻿ / 45.367; 36.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by Russia) 45°2′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.033°N 36.000°E﻿ / 45.033; 36.000﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°43′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.717°N 36.000°E﻿ / 41.717; 36.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey 36°55′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.917°N 36.000°E﻿ / 36.917; 36.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of İskenderun 36°29′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.483°N 36.000°E﻿ / 36.483; 36.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey 35°56′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.933°N 36.000°E﻿ / 35.933; 36.000﻿ (Syria)  Syria 34°39′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.650°N 36.000°E﻿ / 34.650; 36.000﻿ (Lebanon)  Lebanon 33°43′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.717°N 36.000°E﻿ / 33.717; 36.000﻿ (Syria)  Syria For about 11km 33°37′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.617°N 36.000°E﻿ / 33.617; 36.000﻿ (Lebanon)  Lebanon For about 10km 33°32′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.533°N 36.000°E﻿ / 33.533; 36.000﻿ (Syria)  Syria 32°40′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.667°N 36.000°E﻿ / 32.667; 36.000﻿ (Jordan)  Jordan Passing just east of Amman 29°12′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.200°N 36.000°E﻿ / 29.200; 36.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 26°56′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.933°N 36.000°E﻿ / 26.933; 36.000﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea Passing just west of Rocky Island, Egypt 22°41′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.683°N 36.000°E﻿ / 22.683; 36.000﻿ (Hala'ib Triangle) Hala'ib Triangle Disputed territory, controlled by Egypt and claimed by Sudan 22°0′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.000°N 36.000°E﻿ / 22.000; 36.000﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 12°43′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.717°N 36.000°E﻿ / 12.717; 36.000﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia The border with Kenya is in Lake Turkana 4°29′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.483°N 36.000°E﻿ / 4.483; 36.000﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya 2°5′S 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.083°S 36.000°E﻿ / -2.083; 36.000﻿ (Tanzania)  Tanzania 11°30′S 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.500°S 36.000°E﻿ / -11.500; 36.000﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 18°56′S 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.933°S 36.000°E﻿ / -18.933; 36.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 36.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 36.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°24′S 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.400°S 36.000°E﻿ / -69.400; 36.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  