title: 69th meridian east
text: # 69th meridian east
  
  The meridian 69° 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 69th meridian east forms a great circle with the 111th meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 69th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 69.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 69.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.000°N 69.000°E﻿ / 81.000; 69.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°43′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.717°N 69.000°E﻿ / 76.717; 69.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast - for about 4 km at the easternmost tip of the island 76°40′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.667°N 69.000°E﻿ / 76.667; 69.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 72°41′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿72.683°N 69.000°E﻿ / 72.683; 69.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°56′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.933°N 69.000°E﻿ / 68.933; 69.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Baydaratskaya Bay 68°44′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.733°N 69.000°E﻿ / 68.733; 69.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenetsia Khantia-Mansia (passing through Khanty-Mansiysk), Tyumen Oblast 55°26′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.433°N 69.000°E﻿ / 55.433; 69.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region For about 10 km 55°20′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.333°N 69.000°E﻿ / 55.333; 69.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Tyumen Oblast For about 6 km 55°17′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.283°N 69.000°E﻿ / 55.283; 69.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region, Akmola Region, Karaganda Region, Turkistan Region 41°18′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.300°N 69.000°E﻿ / 41.300; 69.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan Tashkent Region, Sirdaryo Region 40°13′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.217°N 69.000°E﻿ / 40.217; 69.000﻿ (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan Sughd Region For about 9 km 40°7′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.117°N 69.000°E﻿ / 40.117; 69.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan Sirdaryo Region For about 7 km 40°4′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.067°N 69.000°E﻿ / 40.067; 69.000﻿ (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan Sughd Region, DCGJ Region, Khatlon Region 37°18′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.300°N 69.000°E﻿ / 37.300; 69.000﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan Kunduz Province, Baghlan Province, Parwan Province, Kabul Province (passing just west of Kabul), Logar Province, Paktia Province, Paktika Province 31°37′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.617°N 69.000°E﻿ / 31.617; 69.000﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan Sindh 24°13′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.217°N 69.000°E﻿ / 24.217; 69.000﻿ (India)  India Gujarat 22°57′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.950°N 69.000°E﻿ / 22.950; 69.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Kutch 22°25′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.417°N 69.000°E﻿ / 22.417; 69.000﻿ (India)  India Gujarat 22°11′N 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.183°N 69.000°E﻿ / 22.183; 69.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 48°41′S 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.683°S 69.000°E﻿ / -48.683; 69.000﻿ (French Southern & Antarctic Lands)  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Island of Kerguelen 49°43′S 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.717°S 69.000°E﻿ / -49.717; 69.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 69.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 69.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°55′S 69°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.917°S 69.000°E﻿ / -67.917; 69.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  