78th meridian east


The meridian 78° 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 78th meridian east forms a great circle with the 102nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 78th meridian east passes through:
East Kazakhstan Region
Almaty Region passing through Lake BalkhashIssyk-Kul Region passing through Issyk Kul lakeXinjiangAksai ChinDisputed between and - for about 11 kmLadakh — claimed by
Himachal Pradesh — from
Uttarakhand — from
Uttar Pradesh — from, passing through Agra
Rajasthan — from
Madhya Pradesh — from
Maharashtra — from
Telangana — from
Andhra Pradesh — from
Karnataka — from
Tamil Nadu — from, passing 8 km west of MaduraiIndian OceanSouthern OceanAntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by