51st meridian east
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The meridian 51° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 51st meridian east forms a great circle with the 129th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 51°0′E / 90.000°N 51.000°E / 90.000; 51.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°9′N 51°0′E / 81.150°N 51.000°E / 81.150; 51.000 (Russia) Russia
Arthur Island, Franz Josef Land 81°6′N 51°0′E / 81.100°N 51.000°E / 81.100; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°52′N 51°0′E / 80.867°N 51.000°E / 80.867; 51.000 (Russia) Russia
Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°33′N 51°0′E / 80.550°N 51.000°E / 80.550; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°6′N 51°0′E / 80.100°N 51.000°E / 80.100; 51.000 (Russia) Russia
Northbrook Island, Franz Josef Land 79°55′N 51°0′E / 79.917°N 51.000°E / 79.917; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°28′N 51°0′E / 68.467°N 51.000°E / 68.467; 51.000 (Russia) Russia
51°41′N 51°0′E / 51.683°N 51.000°E / 51.683; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
46°56′N 51°0′E / 46.933°N 51.000°E / 46.933; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 45°0′N 51°0′E / 45.000°N 51.000°E / 45.000; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
Mangyshlak Peninsula 44°49′N 51°0′E / 44.817°N 51.000°E / 44.817; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Mangyshlak Bay 44°31′N 51°0′E / 44.517°N 51.000°E / 44.517; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
Mangyshlak Peninsula 43°54′N 51°0′E / 43.900°N 51.000°E / 43.900; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 36°46′N 51°0′E / 36.767°N 51.000°E / 36.767; 51.000 (Iran) Iran
28°51′N 51°0′E / 28.850°N 51.000°E / 28.850; 51.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 25°59′N 51°0′E / 25.983°N 51.000°E / 25.983; 51.000 (Qatar) Qatar
24°35′N 51°0′E / 24.583°N 51.000°E / 24.583; 51.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
18°47′N 51°0′E / 18.783°N 51.000°E / 18.783; 51.000 (Yemen) Yemen
15°8′N 51°0′E / 15.133°N 51.000°E / 15.133; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 11°54′N 51°0′E / 11.900°N 51.000°E / 11.900; 51.000 (Somalia) Somalia
10°22′N 51°0′E / 10.367°N 51.000°E / 10.367; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 9°13′S 51°0′E / 9.217°S 51.000°E / -9.217; 51.000 (Seychelles) Seychelles
Providence Atoll 9°32′S 51°0′E / 9.533°S 51.000°E / -9.533; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles
Passing between the Crozet Islands,French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 51°0′E / 60.000°S 51.000°E / -60.000; 51.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°16′S 51°0′E / 66.267°S 51.000°E / -66.267; 51.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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