74th meridian east
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The meridian 74° 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 74th meridian east forms a great circle with the 106th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 74th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 74°0′E / 90.000°N 74.000°E / 90.000; 74.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°6′N 74°0′E / 81.100°N 74.000°E / 81.100; 74.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 73°0′N 74°0′E / 73.000°N 74.000°E / 73.000; 74.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob Passing just west of Shokalsky Island, Russia
71°54′N 74°0′E / 71.900°N 74.000°E / 71.900; 74.000 (Russia) Russia
Gydan Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 70°48′N 74°0′E / 70.800°N 74.000°E / 70.800; 74.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob 70°16′N 74°0′E / 70.267°N 74.000°E / 70.267; 74.000 (Russia) Russia
Gydan Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°5′N 74°0′E / 69.083°N 74.000°E / 69.083; 74.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob 67°19′N 74°0′E / 67.317°N 74.000°E / 67.317; 74.000 (Russia) Russia
Yamalo-Nenetsia, Khantia-Mansia, Tyumen Oblast, Omsk Oblast 53°38′N 74°0′E / 53.633°N 74.000°E / 53.633; 74.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region, Akmola Region, Karaganda Region (passing through Lake Balkhash), Jambyl Region 43°10′N 74°0′E / 43.167°N 74.000°E / 43.167; 74.000 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
Chüy Region, Naryn Region, Osh Region 40°2′N 74°0′E / 40.033°N 74.000°E / 40.033; 74.000 (China) People's Republic of China
Xinjiang 38°32′N 74°0′E / 38.533°N 74.000°E / 38.533; 74.000 (Tajikistan) Tajikistan
Kuhiston-Badakhshon 37°17′N 74°0′E / 37.283°N 74.000°E / 37.283; 74.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province 36°50′N 74°0′E / 36.833°N 74.000°E / 36.833; 74.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by India
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Azad Kashmir - claimed byIndia
34°42′N 74°0′E / 34.700°N 74.000°E / 34.700; 74.000 (India) India
Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by Pakistan
34°2′N 74°0′E / 34.033°N 74.000°E / 34.033; 74.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan
Azad Kashmir - claimed by India
33°45′N 74°0′E / 33.750°N 74.000°E / 33.750; 74.000 (India) India
Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by Pakistan
33°37′N 74°0′E / 33.617°N 74.000°E / 33.617; 74.000 (Pakistani Kashmir) Pakistan
Azad Kashmir - claimed by India
Punjab30°30′N 74°0′E / 30.500°N 74.000°E / 30.500; 74.000 (India) India
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Rajasthan
Gujarat
Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
Goa15°1′N 74°0′E / 15.017°N 74.000°E / 15.017; 74.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Heard Island, Australia
60°0′S 74°0′E / 60.000°S 74.000°E / -60.000; 74.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°39′S 74°0′E / 68.650°S 74.000°E / -68.650; 74.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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