63rd meridian east explained

The meridian 63° 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 63rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 117th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 63rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Eva Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arctic Ocean
Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Barents Sea
Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Kara Sea
Nenetsia, Komi, Khantia-Mansia, Sverdlovsk Ob., Kurgan Ob., Chelyabinsk Ob.
Kostanay Reg., Aktobe Reg., Qaraghandy Reg., Qyzylorda Reg.
Navoiy Region, Bukhara Region
Lebap Region, Mary Region
Badghis, Herat, Farah, Nimruz, Helmand
Balochistan
Sistan-va-Baluchestan
Balochistan
Indian OceanPassing west of the island of Rodrigues,
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also