The meridian 76° 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.

Line across the Earth
76°
76th meridian east

The 76th meridian east forms a great circle with the 104th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 76°0′E / 90.000°N 76.000°E / 90.000; 76.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 76°0′E / 81.100°N 76.000°E / 81.100; 76.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Vize Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,   Russland
73°31′N 76°0′E / 73.517°N 76.000°E / 73.517; 76.000 (Russia)   Russland Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugVilkitsky Island
73°30′N 76°0′E / 73.500°N 76.000°E / 73.500; 76.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Neupokoyeva Island, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,   Russland
71°53′N 76°0′E / 71.883°N 76.000°E / 71.883; 76.000 (Russia)   Russland Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
71°52′N 76°0′E / 71.867°N 76.000°E / 71.867; 76.000 (Khalmyer Bay) Khalmyer Bay
71°11′N 76°0′E / 71.183°N 76.000°E / 71.183; 76.000 (Russia)   Russland Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
69°15′N 76°0′E / 69.250°N 76.000°E / 69.250; 76.000 (Taz Estuary) Taz Estuary
68°58′N 76°0′E / 68.967°N 76.000°E / 68.967; 76.000 (Russia)   Russland Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 63°4′N 76°0′E / 63.067°N 76.000°E / 63.067; 76.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°23′N 76°0′E / 59.383°N 76.000°E / 59.383; 76.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Omsk Oblast — from 57°21′N 76°0′E / 57.350°N 76.000°E / 57.350; 76.000 (Omsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°33′N 76°0′E / 56.550°N 76.000°E / 56.550; 76.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Omsk Oblast — from 56°27′N 76°0′E / 56.450°N 76.000°E / 56.450; 76.000 (Omsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°9′N 76°0′E / 56.150°N 76.000°E / 56.150; 76.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
54°13′N 76°0′E / 54.217°N 76.000°E / 54.217; 76.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kasachstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
42°56′N 76°0′E / 42.933°N 76.000°E / 42.933; 76.000 (Kyrgyzstan)   Kirgisistan
40°23′N 76°0′E / 40.383°N 76.000°E / 40.383; 76.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang — passing through the city of Kashgar
36°28′N 76°0′E / 36.467°N 76.000°E / 36.467; 76.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — for about 11 km, claimed by   Indien
36°22′N 76°0′E / 36.367°N 76.000°E / 36.367; 76.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang — for about 8 km
36°17′N 76°0′E / 36.283°N 76.000°E / 36.283; 76.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — for about 14 km, claimed by   Indien
36°10′N 76°0′E / 36.167°N 76.000°E / 36.167; 76.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang — for about 16 km
36°1′N 76°0′E / 36.017°N 76.000°E / 36.017; 76.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — claimed by   Indien
34°38′N 76°0′E / 34.633°N 76.000°E / 34.633; 76.000 (India)   Indien Ladakh — claimed by   Pakistan
Jammu and Kashmir — from 34°0′N 76°0′E / 34.000°N 76.000°E / 34.000; 76.000 (Jammu and Kashmir), claimed by   Pakistan
Himachal Pradesh — from 32°56′N 76°0′E / 32.933°N 76.000°E / 32.933; 76.000 (Himachal Pradesh)
Punjab — from 31°40′N 76°0′E / 31.667°N 76.000°E / 31.667; 76.000 (Punjab)
Haryana — from 29°45′N 76°0′E / 29.750°N 76.000°E / 29.750; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 28°17′N 76°0′E / 28.283°N 76.000°E / 28.283; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Haryana — from 28°9′N 76°0′E / 28.150°N 76.000°E / 28.150; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 28°4′N 76°0′E / 28.067°N 76.000°E / 28.067; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Haryana — from 28°2′N 76°0′E / 28.033°N 76.000°E / 28.033; 76.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 27°52′N 76°0′E / 27.867°N 76.000°E / 27.867; 76.000 (Rajashtan)
Madhya Pradesh — from 24°2′N 76°0′E / 24.033°N 76.000°E / 24.033; 76.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°22′N 76°0′E / 21.367°N 76.000°E / 21.367; 76.000 (Maharashtra)
Karnataka — from 17°20′N 76°0′E / 17.333°N 76.000°E / 17.333; 76.000 (Karnataka)
Kerala — from 11°56′N 76°0′E / 11.933°N 76.000°E / 11.933; 76.000 (Kerala)
10°36′N 76°0′E / 10.600°N 76.000°E / 10.600; 76.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 76°0′E / 60.000°S 76.000°E / -60.000; 76.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°33′S 76°0′E / 69.550°S 76.000°E / -69.550; 76.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australien

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