87th meridian east

The meridian 87° 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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87th meridian east

The 87th meridian east forms a great circle with the 93rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 87°0′E	Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 87°0′E	Kara Sea
75°8′N 87°0′E	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Krai Tomsk Oblast — from 59°53′N 87°0′E Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°32′N 87°0′E Altai Krai — from 53°3′N 87°0′E Republic of Khakassia — from 52°54′N 87°0′E Altai Krai — from 52°45′N 87°0′E Altai Republic — from 52°39′N 87°0′E
49°18′N 87°0′E	Kazakhstan
49°6′N 87°0′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang Tibet — from 36°18′N 87°0′E
27°57′N 87°0′E	Nepal
26°32′N 87°0′E	India	Bihar Jharkhand — from 24°37′N 87°0′E West Bengal — from 23°51′N 87°0′E Odisha — from 22°2′N 87°0′E
21°25′N 87°0′E	Indian Ocean
20°45′N 87°0′E	India	Odisha
20°39′N 87°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 87°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°6′S 87°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

Preceded by 86th meridian east

87th meridian east forms a great circle with 93rd meridian west

Succeeded by 88th meridian east