34th meridian east - Wikipedia

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The meridian 34° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 34th meridian east forms a great circle with the 146th meridian west.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 34th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 34°0′E / 90.000°N 34.000°E	Arctic Ocean
80°16′N 34°0′E / 80.267°N 34.000°E	Barents Sea	Passing just east of the island of Kvitøya, Svalbard,  Norway
69°22′N 34°0′E / 69.367°N 34.000°E	Russia	Kildin Island and Kola Peninsula
66°41′N 34°0′E / 66.683°N 34.000°E	White Sea	Kandalaksha Gulf
66°13′N 34°0′E / 66.217°N 34.000°E	Russia
52°12′N 34°0′E / 52.200°N 34.000°E	Ukraine	Passing through Crimea (from 46°6′N 34°0′E / 46.100°N 34.000°E, claimed and controlled by  Russia)
44°24′N 34°0′E / 44.400°N 34.000°E	Black Sea
41°59′N 34°0′E / 41.983°N 34.000°E	Turkey
36°16′N 34°0′E / 36.267°N 34.000°E	Mediterranean Sea
35°27′N 34°0′E / 35.450°N 34.000°E	Cyprus	Karpass Peninsula - controlled by  Northern Cyprus
35°19′N 34°0′E / 35.317°N 34.000°E	Mediterranean Sea
35°4′N 34°0′E / 35.067°N 34.000°E	Cyprus
34°59′N 34°0′E / 34.983°N 34.000°E	Mediterranean Sea
31°12′N 34°0′E / 31.200°N 34.000°E	Egypt	Sinai Peninsula
27°53′N 34°0′E / 27.883°N 34.000°E	Red Sea
27°31′N 34°0′E / 27.517°N 34.000°E	Egypt	Island of Shadwan
27°28′N 34°0′E / 27.467°N 34.000°E	Red Sea
26°52′N 34°0′E / 26.867°N 34.000°E	Egypt
22°0′N 34°0′E / 22.000°N 34.000°E	Bir Tawil	Not claimed by any country
21°46′N 34°0′E / 21.767°N 34.000°E	Sudan
9°30′N 34°0′E / 9.500°N 34.000°E	South Sudan
8°30′N 34°0′E / 8.500°N 34.000°E	Ethiopia
7°24′N 34°0′E / 7.400°N 34.000°E	South Sudan
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E	Kenya	For about 1km at the extreme north-west of the country
4°13′N 34°0′E / 4.217°N 34.000°E	Uganda
0°14′N 34°0′E / 0.233°N 34.000°E	Kenya
0°0′N 34°0′E / 0.000°N 34.000°E	Lake Victoria
0°26′S 34°0′E / 0.433°S 34.000°E	Kenya	Mfangano Island
0°29′S 34°0′E / 0.483°S 34.000°E	Lake Victoria
1°6′S 34°0′E / 1.100°S 34.000°E	Tanzania
9°30′S 34°0′E / 9.500°S 34.000°E	Lake Malawi
10°3′S 34°0′E / 10.050°S 34.000°E	Malawi
14°29′S 34°0′E / 14.483°S 34.000°E	Mozambique
25°1′S 34°0′E / 25.017°S 34.000°E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 34°0′E / 60.000°S 34.000°E	Southern Ocean
68°36′S 34°0′E / 68.600°S 34.000°E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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