83rd meridian east

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83rd meridian east

The meridian 83° 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 83rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 97th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 83rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 83°0′E / 90.000°N 83.000°E / 90.000; 83.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 83°0′E / 81.133°N 83.000°E / 81.133; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of Uyedineniya Island
75°58′N 83°0′E / 75.967°N 83.000°E / 75.967; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Troynoy Island
75°55′N 83°0′E / 75.917°N 83.000°E / 75.917; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
74°5′N 83°0′E / 74.083°N 83.000°E / 74.083; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Vostochnyy Island
74°4′N 83°0′E / 74.067°N 83.000°E / 74.067; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°38′N 83°0′E / 73.633°N 83.000°E / 73.633; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia
71°52′N 83°0′E / 71.867°N 83.000°E / 71.867; 83.000 (Yenisei Gulf) Yenisei Gulf
71°44′N 83°0′E / 71.733°N 83.000°E / 71.733; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia
71°32′N 83°0′E / 71.533°N 83.000°E / 71.533; 83.000 (Yenisei Gulf) Yenisei Gulf
70°59′N 83°0′E / 70.983°N 83.000°E / 70.983; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Passing through Novosibirsk
50°54′N 83°0′E / 50.900°N 83.000°E / 50.900; 83.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
47°5′N 83°0′E / 47.083°N 83.000°E / 47.083; 83.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet
29°40′N 83°0′E / 29.667°N 83.000°E / 29.667; 83.000 (Nepal)    Nepal
27°27′N 83°0′E / 27.450°N 83.000°E / 27.450; 83.000 (India)  India Uttar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh
17°29′N 83°0′E / 17.483°N 83.000°E / 17.483; 83.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 83°0′E / 60.000°S 83.000°E / -60.000; 83.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°15′S 83°0′E / 66.250°S 83.000°E / -66.250; 83.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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