63rd meridian east

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63rd meridian east

The meridian 63° 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 63rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 117th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 63rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 63°0′E / 90.000°N 63.000°E / 90.000; 63.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°42′N 63°0′E / 81.700°N 63.000°E / 81.700; 63.000 (Russia)  Russia Eva Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
81°34′N 63°0′E / 81.567°N 63.000°E / 81.567; 63.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°53′N 63°0′E / 80.883°N 63.000°E / 80.883; 63.000 (Russia)  Russia Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
80°40′N 63°0′E / 80.667°N 63.000°E / 80.667; 63.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°14′N 63°0′E / 76.233°N 63.000°E / 76.233; 63.000 (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast
75°33′N 63°0′E / 75.550°N 63.000°E / 75.550; 63.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°42′N 63°0′E / 69.700°N 63.000°E / 69.700; 63.000 (Russia)  Russia Nenetsia, Komi, Khantia-Mansia, Sverdlovsk Ob., Kurgan Ob., Chelyabinsk Ob.
54°6′N 63°0′E / 54.100°N 63.000°E / 54.100; 63.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Kostanay Reg., Aktobe Reg., Qaraghandy Reg., Qyzylorda Reg.
43°37′N 63°0′E / 43.617°N 63.000°E / 43.617; 63.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan Navoiy Region, Bukhara Region
39°40′N 63°0′E / 39.667°N 63.000°E / 39.667; 63.000 (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan Lebap Region, Mary Region
35°25′N 63°0′E / 35.417°N 63.000°E / 35.417; 63.000 (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan Badghis, Herat, Farah, Nimruz, Helmand
29°26′N 63°0′E / 29.433°N 63.000°E / 29.433; 63.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan
27°12′N 63°0′E / 27.200°N 63.000°E / 27.200; 63.000 (Iran)  Iran Sistan-va-Baluchestan
26°39′N 63°0′E / 26.650°N 63.000°E / 26.650; 63.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan
25°12′N 63°0′E / 25.200°N 63.000°E / 25.200; 63.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing west of the island of Rodrigues,  Mauritius
60°0′S 63°0′E / 60.000°S 63.000°E / -60.000; 63.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°36′S 63°0′E / 67.600°S 63.000°E / -67.600; 63.000 (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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