From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 81st meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 81°0′E / 90.000°N 81.000°E / 90.000; 81.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°7′N 81°0′E / 81.117°N 81.000°E / 81.117; 81.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 73°34′N 81°0′E / 73.567°N 81.000°E / 73.567; 81.000 (Russia) Russia 72°24′N 81°0′E / 72.400°N 81.000°E / 72.400; 81.000 (Yenisei Gulf) Yenisei Gulf 71°56′N 81°0′E / 71.933°N 81.000°E / 71.933; 81.000 (Russia) Russia 51°12′N 81°0′E / 51.200°N 81.000°E / 51.200; 81.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 45°10′N 81°0′E / 45.167°N 81.000°E / 45.167; 81.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet30°16′N 81°0′E / 30.267°N 81.000°E / 30.267; 81.000 (India) India Uttarakhand - for about 7km 30°12′N 81°0′E / 30.200°N 81.000°E / 30.200; 81.000 (Nepal) Nepal 28°27′N 81°0′E / 28.450°N 81.000°E / 28.450; 81.000 (India) India Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh15°44′N 81°0′E / 15.733°N 81.000°E / 15.733; 81.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 8°56′N 81°0′E / 8.933°N 81.000°E / 8.933; 81.000 (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka 6°6′N 81°0′E / 6.100°N 81.000°E / 6.100; 81.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 81°0′E / 60.000°S 81.000°E / -60.000; 81.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°52′S 81°0′E / 67.867°S 81.000°E / -67.867; 81.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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