73rd meridian east

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.

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73rd meridian east

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
90°0′N 73°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 73°0′E Kara Sea
73°0′N 73°0′E Gulf of Ob
71°25′N 73°0′E  Russia Gydan Peninsula
71°23′N 73°0′E Gulf of Ob
68°44′N 73°0′E  Russia Yamal Peninsula
67°42′N 73°0′E Gulf of Ob
66°42′N 73°0′E  Russia
54°3′N 73°0′E  Kazakhstan
42°32′N 73°0′E  Kyrgyzstan
40°53′N 73°0′E  Uzbekistan For about 15 km at the easternmost point of the country
40°45′N 73°0′E  Kyrgyzstan
39°21′N 73°0′E  Tajikistan
37°18′N 73°0′E  Afghanistan
36°52′N 73°0′E  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by  India
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad Capital Territory
Punjab - passing just west of Faisalabad
29°9′N 73°0′E  India Rajasthan
Gujarat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Maharashtra - passing just east of Mumbai
18°3′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean
11°30′N 73°0′E  India Lakshadweep - island of Kiltan
11°28′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep,  India
Passing just west of Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep,  India
6°50′N 73°0′E  Maldives Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll, Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll, Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll and Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll
5°5′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean
4°18′N 73°0′E  Maldives Ross Atoll
5°5′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of Ari Atoll,  Maldives
3°18′N 73°0′E  Maldives Northern Nilandhe Atoll, Southern Nilandhe Atoll and Kolhumadulhu Atoll
2°10′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean
0°32′N 73°0′E  Maldives Huvadhu Atoll
0°17′N 73°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of Addu Atoll,  Maldives
Passing between the McDonald Islands and Heard Island,  Australia
60°0′S 73°0′E Southern Ocean
68°11′S 73°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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