53rd meridian east
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The meridian 53° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Yuzhny Island and Mezhdusharskiy Island, Novaya Zemlya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Pechora Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Turkmenistan Passing through the Garabogazköl lake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caspian Sea Krasnovodsk Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Turkmenistan An island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caspian Sea Passing just west of the island of Ogurja Ada, Turkmenistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Saudi Arabia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yemen Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yemen Island of Samhah Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia