The meridian 71° 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.[1]
The 71st meridian east forms a great circle with the 109th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Kara Sea | ||
| Bely Island | ||
| Malygina Strait | ||
| Yamal Peninsula | ||
| Gulf of Ob | ||
| Passing just east of Kokand | ||
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 9 km | ||
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab | ||
| Rajasthan | ||
| Sindh | ||
| Gujarat | ||
| Sindh - for about 10 km | ||
| Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - for about 1 km | ||
| Indian Ocean | Passing just west of Danger Island, Passing just east of Grande Terre, | |
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by | |