87th meridian east

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87th meridian east

The meridian 87° 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 87th meridian east forms a great circle with the 93rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 87°0′E / 90.000°N 87.000°E / 90.000; 87.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 87°0′E / 81.133°N 87.000°E / 81.133; 87.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
75°8′N 87°0′E / 75.133°N 87.000°E / 75.133; 87.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°53′N 87°0′E / 59.883°N 87.000°E / 59.883; 87.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°32′N 87°0′E / 56.533°N 87.000°E / 56.533; 87.000 (Kemerovo Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°3′N 87°0′E / 53.050°N 87.000°E / 53.050; 87.000 (Altai Krai)
Kemerovo Oblast — from 52°54′N 87°0′E / 52.900°N 87.000°E / 52.900; 87.000 (Khakassia)
Altai Krai — from 52°45′N 87°0′E / 52.750°N 87.000°E / 52.750; 87.000 (Altai Krai)
Altai Republic — from 52°39′N 87°0′E / 52.650°N 87.000°E / 52.650; 87.000 (Altai Republic)
49°18′N 87°0′E / 49.300°N 87.000°E / 49.300; 87.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Region
49°6′N 87°0′E / 49.100°N 87.000°E / 49.100; 87.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 36°18′N 87°0′E / 36.300°N 87.000°E / 36.300; 87.000 (Tibet)
27°57′N 87°0′E / 27.950°N 87.000°E / 27.950; 87.000 (Nepal)  Nepal
26°32′N 87°0′E / 26.533°N 87.000°E / 26.533; 87.000 (India)  India Bihar
Jharkhand — from 24°37′N 87°0′E / 24.617°N 87.000°E / 24.617; 87.000 (Jharkhand)
West Bengal — from 23°51′N 87°0′E / 23.850°N 87.000°E / 23.850; 87.000 (West Bengal)
Odisha — from 22°2′N 87°0′E / 22.033°N 87.000°E / 22.033; 87.000 (Odisha)
21°25′N 87°0′E / 21.417°N 87.000°E / 21.417; 87.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
20°45′N 87°0′E / 20.750°N 87.000°E / 20.750; 87.000 (India)  India Odisha
20°39′N 87°0′E / 20.650°N 87.000°E / 20.650; 87.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 87°0′E / 60.000°S 87.000°E / -60.000; 87.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°6′S 87°0′E / 66.100°S 87.000°E / -66.100; 87.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia


Next westward:
86th meridian east
87th meridian east
forms a great circle with
93rd meridian west
Next eastward:
88th meridian east