53rd meridian east

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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.38333°N, 53°W
 * 80.38333°N, 53°W
 * Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.13333°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.13333°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 72.88333°N, 53°W
 * 72.88333°N, 53°W
 * Yuzhny Island and Mezhdusharskiy Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea
 * 68.78333°N, 53°W
 * 68.78333°N, 53°W
 * 51.48333°N, 53°W
 * 51.48333°N, 53°W
 * 51.48333°N, 53°W
 * 42.11667°N, 53°W
 * 42.11667°N, 53°W
 * 42.11667°N, 53°W
 * Passing through the Garabogazköl lake Passing just east of Türkmenbaşy
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Krasnovodsk Gulf
 * 39.81667°N, 53°W
 * 39.81667°N, 53°W
 * An island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.78333°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Ogurja Ada, 🇹🇲
 * 36.78333°N, 53°W
 * 36.78333°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.11667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.11667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.11667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 24.13333°N, 53°W
 * 24.13333°N, 53°W
 * Emirate of Abu Dhabi
 * 22.88333°N, 53°W
 * 22.88333°N, 53°W
 * 19.33333°N, 53°W
 * 19.33333°N, 53°W
 * 19.33333°N, 53°W
 * 16.88333°N, 53°W
 * 16.88333°N, 53°W
 * 16.88333°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16.61667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16.61667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16.61667°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden
 * 12.16667°N, 53°W
 * 12.16667°N, 53°W
 * Island of Samhah
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.15°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Amirante Islands, 🇸🇨
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 53°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -65.93333°N, 53°W
 * -65.93333°N, 53°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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