80th meridian east

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80th meridian east

The meridian 80° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude ^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 80th meridian east forms a great circle with the 100th meridian west.

There is also an 80 Degrees East cafe in Nanganallur, Chennai, India named after this longitude. ^[2]

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N80°0′E / 90.000°N 80.000°E / 90.000; 80.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°7′N80°0′E / 81.117°N 80.000°E / 81.117; 80.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
80°58′N80°0′E / 80.967°N 80.000°E / 80.967; 80.000 (Russia)	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai — Ushakov Island
80°50′N80°0′E / 80.833°N 80.000°E / 80.833; 80.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea	Passing just west of Dikson Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,   Russia
72°11′N80°0′E / 72.183°N 80.000°E / 72.183; 80.000 (Russia)	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 71°8′N80°0′E / 71.133°N 80.000°E / 71.133; 80.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 70°19′N80°0′E / 70.317°N 80.000°E / 70.317; 80.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 69°22′N80°0′E / 69.367°N 80.000°E / 69.367; 80.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°48′N80°0′E / 62.800°N 80.000°E / 62.800; 80.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Tomsk Oblast — from 60°40′N80°0′E / 60.667°N 80.000°E / 60.667; 80.000 (Tomsk Oblast) Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°37′N80°0′E / 56.617°N 80.000°E / 56.617; 80.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast) Altai Krai — from 53°57′N80°0′E / 53.950°N 80.000°E / 53.950; 80.000 (Altai Krai)
50°51′N80°0′E / 50.850°N 80.000°E / 50.850; 80.000 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
44°58′N80°0′E / 44.967°N 80.000°E / 44.967; 80.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang – for about 18 km
44°48′N80°0′E / 44.800°N 80.000°E / 44.800; 80.000 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
42°22′N80°0′E / 42.367°N 80.000°E / 42.367; 80.000 (Kyrgyzstan)	Kyrgyzstan
42°2′N80°0′E / 42.033°N 80.000°E / 42.033; 80.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
35°27′N80°0′E / 35.450°N 80.000°E / 35.450; 80.000 (Aksai Chin)	Aksai Chin	Disputed between   India and   People's Republic of China
34°39′N80°0′E / 34.650°N 80.000°E / 34.650; 80.000 (China)	People's Republic of China	Tibet
30°52′N80°0′E / 30.867°N 80.000°E / 30.867; 80.000 (Aksai Chin)	Aksai Chin	Disputed between   India and   People's Republic of China – for about 4 km
30°50′N80°0′E / 30.833°N 80.000°E / 30.833; 80.000 (India)	India	Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh — from 28°43′N80°0′E / 28.717°N 80.000°E / 28.717; 80.000 (Uttar Pradesh) Madhya Pradesh — from 25°17′N80°0′E / 25.283°N 80.000°E / 25.283; 80.000 (Madhya Pradesh) Maharashtra — from 21°32′N80°0′E / 21.533°N 80.000°E / 21.533; 80.000 (Maharashtra) Telangana — from 18°46′N80°0′E / 18.767°N 80.000°E / 18.767; 80.000 (Telangana) Andhra Pradesh — from 16°42′N80°0′E / 16.700°N 80.000°E / 16.700; 80.000 (Andhra Pradesh) Tamil Nadu — from 13°29′N80°0′E / 13.483°N 80.000°E / 13.483; 80.000 (Tamil Nadu)
12°14′N80°0′E / 12.233°N 80.000°E / 12.233; 80.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
9°48′N80°0′E / 9.800°N 80.000°E / 9.800; 80.000 (Sri Lanka)	Sri Lanka	Jaffna Peninsula
9°36′N80°0′E / 9.600°N 80.000°E / 9.600; 80.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Palk Strait
9°0′N80°0′E / 9.000°N 80.000°E / 9.000; 80.000 (Sri Lanka)	Sri Lanka
6°24′N80°0′E / 6.400°N 80.000°E / 6.400; 80.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
60°0′S80°0′E / 60.000°S 80.000°E / -60.000; 80.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
68°2′S80°0′E / 68.033°S 80.000°E / -68.033; 80.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also

• 79th meridian east
• 81st meridian east

References

1. "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
2. 80 Degrees East Lounge Restaurant Launched in Chennai || Ashwini & Pranesh