73rd meridian east explained

The meridian 73° 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 73rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 107th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 73rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
	Kara Sea
	Gulf of Ob
		Gydan Peninsula
	Gulf of Ob
		Yamal Peninsula
	Gulf of Ob
		For about 15 km at the easternmost point of the country
		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Gilgit-Baltistan - claimed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Islamabad Capital Territory Punjab - passing just west of Faisalabad
		Rajasthan Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Maharashtra - passing just east of Mumbai
	Indian Ocean
		Lakshadweep - island of Kiltan
	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, Passing just west of Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep,
		Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll, Northern Miladhunmadulhu Atoll, Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll and Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll
	Indian Ocean
		Ross Atoll
	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Ari Atoll,
		Northern Nilandhe Atoll, Southern Nilandhe Atoll and Kolhumadulhu Atoll
	Indian Ocean
		Huvadhu Atoll
	Indian Ocean	Passing just west of Addu Atoll, Passing between the McDonald Islands and Heard Island,
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

• 72nd meridian east
• 74th meridian east