73rd meridian east

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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.

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

• 72nd meridian east
• 74th meridian east