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. The 71st meridian east forms a great circle with the 109th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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