From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 65th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 65°0′E / 90.000°N 65.000°E / 90.000; 65.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°10′N 65°0′E / 81.167°N 65.000°E / 81.167; 65.000 (Russia) Russia Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land 80°47′N 65°0′E / 80.783°N 65.000°E / 80.783; 65.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°29′N 65°0′E / 76.483°N 65.000°E / 76.483; 65.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 75°47′N 65°0′E / 75.783°N 65.000°E / 75.783; 65.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 69°15′N 65°0′E / 69.250°N 65.000°E / 69.250; 65.000 (Russia) Russia 54°24′N 65°0′E / 54.400°N 65.000°E / 54.400; 65.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 43°45′N 65°0′E / 43.750°N 65.000°E / 43.750; 65.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 38°37′N 65°0′E / 38.617°N 65.000°E / 38.617; 65.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan 37°13′N 65°0′E / 37.217°N 65.000°E / 37.217; 65.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan 29°32′N 65°0′E / 29.533°N 65.000°E / 29.533; 65.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan 25°19′N 65°0′E / 25.317°N 65.000°E / 25.317; 65.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 65°0′E / 60.000°S 65.000°E / -60.000; 65.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°39′S 65°0′E / 67.650°S 65.000°E / -67.650; 65.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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