53rd meridian east

The meridian 53° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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53rd meridian east

The 53rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 127th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 53rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 53°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 53°0′E	Russia	Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land
80°8′N 53°0′E	Barents Sea
72°53′N 53°0′E	Russia	Yuzhny Island and Mezhdusharskiy Island, Novaya Zemlya
71°0′N 53°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°47′N 53°0′E	Russia
51°29′N 53°0′E	Kazakhstan
42°7′N 53°0′E	Turkmenistan	Passing through the Garabogazköl lake Passing just east of Türkmenbaşy
40°0′N 53°0′E	Caspian Sea	Krasnovodsk Gulf
39°49′N 53°0′E	Turkmenistan	An island
39°47′N 53°0′E	Caspian Sea	Passing just west of the island of Ogurja Ada,  Turkmenistan
36°47′N 53°0′E	Iran
27°7′N 53°0′E	Persian Gulf
24°8′N 53°0′E	United Arab Emirates	Emirate of Abu Dhabi
22°53′N 53°0′E	Saudi Arabia
19°20′N 53°0′E	Oman
16°53′N 53°0′E	Yemen
16°37′N 53°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
12°10′N 53°0′E	Yemen	Island of Samhah
12°9′N 53°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing through the Amirante Islands,  Seychelles
60°0′S 53°0′E	Southern Ocean
65°56′S 53°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 52nd meridian east
• 54th meridian east