73rd meridian east

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73rd meridian east

The meridian 73° 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 73rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 107th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 73rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 73°0′E / 90.000°N 73.000°E / 90.000; 73.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 73°0′E / 81.100°N 73.000°E / 81.100; 73.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°0′N 73°0′E / 73.000°N 73.000°E / 73.000; 73.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
71°25′N 73°0′E / 71.417°N 73.000°E / 71.417; 73.000 (Russia)  Russia
Gydan Peninsula
71°23′N 73°0′E / 71.383°N 73.000°E / 71.383; 73.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
68°44′N 73°0′E / 68.733°N 73.000°E / 68.733; 73.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula
67°42′N 73°0′E / 67.700°N 73.000°E / 67.700; 73.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
66°42′N 73°0′E / 66.700°N 73.000°E / 66.700; 73.000 (Russia)  Russia
54°3′N 73°0′E / 54.050°N 73.000°E / 54.050; 73.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
42°32′N 73°0′E / 42.533°N 73.000°E / 42.533; 73.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
40°53′N 73°0′E / 40.883°N 73.000°E / 40.883; 73.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan For about 15 km at the easternmost point of the country
40°45′N 73°0′E / 40.750°N 73.000°E / 40.750; 73.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
39°21′N 73°0′E / 39.350°N 73.000°E / 39.350; 73.000 (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan
37°18′N 73°0′E / 37.300°N 73.000°E / 37.300; 73.000 (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan
36°52′N 73°0′E / 36.867°N 73.000°E / 36.867; 73.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by  India
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad Capital Territory
Punjab - passing just west of Faisalabad
29°9′N 73°0′E / 29.150°N 73.000°E / 29.150; 73.000 (India)  India Rajasthan
Gujarat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Maharashtra - passing just east of Mumbai
18°3′N 73°0′E / 18.050°N 73.000°E / 18.050; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
11°30′N 73°0′E / 11.500°N 73.000°E / 11.500; 73.000 (India)  India Lakshadweep - island of Kiltan
11°28′N 73°0′E / 11.467°N 73.000°E / 11.467; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of
Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep,  India
6°50′N 73°0′E / 6.833°N 73.000°E / 6.833; 73.000 (Maldives)  Maldives
Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll
5°5′N 73°0′E / 5.083°N 73.000°E / 5.083; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
4°18′N 73°0′E / 4.300°N 73.000°E / 4.300; 73.000 (Maldives)  Maldives Ross Atoll
5°5′N 73°0′E / 5.083°N 73.000°E / 5.083; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Ari Atoll,  Maldives
3°18′N 73°0′E / 3.300°N 73.000°E / 3.300; 73.000 (Maldives)  Maldives
Kolhumadulhu Atoll
2°10′N 73°0′E / 2.167°N 73.000°E / 2.167; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
0°32′N 73°0′E / 0.533°N 73.000°E / 0.533; 73.000 (Maldives)  Maldives Huvadhu Atoll
0°17′N 73°0′E / 0.283°N 73.000°E / 0.283; 73.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Addu Atoll,  Maldives
Passing between the McDonald Islands and Heard Island,  Australia
60°0′S 73°0′E / 60.000°S 73.000°E / -60.000; 73.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°11′S 73°0′E / 68.183°S 73.000°E / -68.183; 73.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

See also