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73rd meridian east
Line of longitude
Line of longitude
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 | Arctic Ocean | Kara Sea | Gulf of Ob | Gulf of Ob | Gulf of Ob | Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | Southern Ocean | Antarctica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gydan Peninsula | |||||||||||||||
| Yamal Peninsula | |||||||||||||||
| For about 15 km at the easternmost point of the country | |||||||||||||||
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||||||||||
| Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by | |||||||||||||||
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||||||||||
| Islamabad Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Punjab - passing just west of Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||||
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |||||||||||||||
| Maharashtra - passing just east of Mumbai | |||||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep - island of Kiltan | |||||||||||||||
| Passing just east of Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, | |||||||||||||||
| Passing just west of Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, | |||||||||||||||
| Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll, Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll, Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll and Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll | |||||||||||||||
| Ross Atoll | |||||||||||||||
| Passing just east of Ari Atoll, | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Nilandhe Atoll, Southern Nilandhe Atoll and Kolhumadulhu Atoll | |||||||||||||||
| Huvadhu Atoll | |||||||||||||||
| Passing just west of Addu Atoll, | |||||||||||||||
| Passing between the McDonald Islands and Heard Island, | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |
References
References
- "What is longitude?".
- "Latitudes and Longitudes". [[National Geographic]].
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