51st meridian east

The meridian 51° 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.

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51st meridian east

The 51st meridian east forms a great circle with the 129th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 51°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°9′N 51°0′E  Russia Arthur Island, Franz Josef Land
81°6′N 51°0′E Barents Sea
80°52′N 51°0′E  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°33′N 51°0′E Barents Sea
80°6′N 51°0′E  Russia Northbrook Island, Franz Josef Land
79°55′N 51°0′E Barents Sea
68°28′N 51°0′E  Russia
51°41′N 51°0′E  Kazakhstan
46°56′N 51°0′E Caspian Sea
45°0′N 51°0′E  Kazakhstan Mangyshlak Peninsula
44°49′N 51°0′E Caspian Sea Mangyshlak Bay
44°31′N 51°0′E  Kazakhstan Mangyshlak Peninsula
43°54′N 51°0′E Caspian Sea
36°46′N 51°0′E  Iran
28°51′N 51°0′E Persian Gulf
25°59′N 51°0′E  Qatar
24°35′N 51°0′E  Saudi Arabia
18°47′N 51°0′E  Yemen
15°8′N 51°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
11°54′N 51°0′E  Somalia
10°22′N 51°0′E Indian Ocean
9°13′S 51°0′E  Seychelles Providence Atoll
9°32′S 51°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of Farquhar Atoll,  Seychelles
Passing between the Crozet Islands,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 51°0′E Southern Ocean
66°16′S 51°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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