62nd meridian east

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62nd meridian east

The meridian 62° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 62nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 118th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 62°0′E / 90.000°N 62.000°E / 90.000; 62.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°38′N 62°0′E / 81.633°N 62.000°E / 81.633; 62.000 (Russia) Russia Adelaide Island and Frieden Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
81°31′N 62°0′E / 81.517°N 62.000°E / 81.517; 62.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°51′N 62°0′E / 80.850°N 62.000°E / 80.850; 62.000 (Russia) Russia Wilczek Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
80°34′N 62°0′E / 80.567°N 62.000°E / 80.567; 62.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°16′N 62°0′E / 76.267°N 62.000°E / 76.267; 62.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast
75°26′N 62°0′E / 75.433°N 62.000°E / 75.433; 62.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°45′N 62°0′E / 69.750°N 62.000°E / 69.750; 62.000 (Russia) Russia Nenetsia, Komi, Khantia-Mansia, Sverdlovsk Ob., Chelyabinsk Ob., Kurgan Ob.
53°57′N 62°0′E / 53.950°N 62.000°E / 53.950; 62.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Kostanay Region
53°8′N 62°0′E / 53.133°N 62.000°E / 53.133; 62.000 (Russia) Russia Chelyabinsk Oblast
52°57′N 62°0′E / 52.950°N 62.000°E / 52.950; 62.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Kostanay Reg., Aktobe Reg., Kyzylorda Reg.
43°30′N 62°0′E / 43.500°N 62.000°E / 43.500; 62.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan
40°53′N 62°0′E / 40.883°N 62.000°E / 40.883; 62.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
35°27′N 62°0′E / 35.450°N 62.000°E / 35.450; 62.000 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan
29°31′N 62°0′E / 29.517°N 62.000°E / 29.517; 62.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan
28°32′N 62°0′E / 28.533°N 62.000°E / 28.533; 62.000 (Iran) Iran
26°17′N 62°0′E / 26.283°N 62.000°E / 26.283; 62.000 (Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan
25°6′N 62°0′E / 25.100°N 62.000°E / 25.100; 62.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 62°0′E / 60.000°S 62.000°E / -60.000; 62.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°32′S 62°0′E / 67.533°S 62.000°E / -67.533; 62.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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