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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 53°0′E / 90.000°N 53.000°E / 90.000; 53.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°23′N 53°0′E / 80.383°N 53.000°E / 80.383; 53.000 (Russia) Russia
Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land 80°8′N 53°0′E / 80.133°N 53.000°E / 80.133; 53.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 72°53′N 53°0′E / 72.883°N 53.000°E / 72.883; 53.000 (Russia) Russia
Yuzhny Island and Mezhdusharskiy Island, Novaya Zemlya 71°0′N 53°0′E / 71.000°N 53.000°E / 71.000; 53.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°47′N 53°0′E / 68.783°N 53.000°E / 68.783; 53.000 (Russia) Russia
51°29′N 53°0′E / 51.483°N 53.000°E / 51.483; 53.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
42°7′N 53°0′E / 42.117°N 53.000°E / 42.117; 53.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
Passing through the Garabogazköl lake
Passing just east of Türkmenbaşy40°0′N 53°0′E / 40.000°N 53.000°E / 40.000; 53.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Krasnovodsk Gulf 39°49′N 53°0′E / 39.817°N 53.000°E / 39.817; 53.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
An island 39°47′N 53°0′E / 39.783°N 53.000°E / 39.783; 53.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Passing just west of the island of Ogurja Ada, Turkmenistan
36°47′N 53°0′E / 36.783°N 53.000°E / 36.783; 53.000 (Iran) Iran
27°7′N 53°0′E / 27.117°N 53.000°E / 27.117; 53.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 24°8′N 53°0′E / 24.133°N 53.000°E / 24.133; 53.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Abu Dhabi 22°53′N 53°0′E / 22.883°N 53.000°E / 22.883; 53.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
19°20′N 53°0′E / 19.333°N 53.000°E / 19.333; 53.000 (Oman) Oman
16°53′N 53°0′E / 16.883°N 53.000°E / 16.883; 53.000 (Yemen) Yemen
16°37′N 53°0′E / 16.617°N 53.000°E / 16.617; 53.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 12°10′N 53°0′E / 12.167°N 53.000°E / 12.167; 53.000 (Yemen) Yemen
Island of Samhah 12°9′N 53°0′E / 12.150°N 53.000°E / 12.150; 53.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
60°0′S 53°0′E / 60.000°S 53.000°E / -60.000; 53.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°56′S 53°0′E / 65.933°S 53.000°E / -65.933; 53.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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