87th meridian east

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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.

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

See also

• 86th meridian east
• 88th meridian east