The meridian 62° 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.

Line across the Earth
62°
62nd meridian east

The 62nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 118th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 62°0′E / 90.000°N 62.000°E / 90.000; 62.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°38′N 62°0′E / 81.633°N 62.000°E / 81.633; 62.000 (Russia)   Russland Adelaide Island and Frieden Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
81°31′N 62°0′E / 81.517°N 62.000°E / 81.517; 62.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°51′N 62°0′E / 80.850°N 62.000°E / 80.850; 62.000 (Russia)   Russland Wilczek Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
80°34′N 62°0′E / 80.567°N 62.000°E / 80.567; 62.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°16′N 62°0′E / 76.267°N 62.000°E / 76.267; 62.000 (Russia)   Russland Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast
75°26′N 62°0′E / 75.433°N 62.000°E / 75.433; 62.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°45′N 62°0′E / 69.750°N 62.000°E / 69.750; 62.000 (Russia)   Russland Nenetsia, Komi, Khantia-Mansia, Sverdlovsk Ob., Chelyabinsk Ob., Kurgan Ob.
53°57′N 62°0′E / 53.950°N 62.000°E / 53.950; 62.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kasachstan Kostanay Region
53°8′N 62°0′E / 53.133°N 62.000°E / 53.133; 62.000 (Russia)   Russland Chelyabinsk Oblast
52°57′N 62°0′E / 52.950°N 62.000°E / 52.950; 62.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kasachstan Kostanay Reg., Aktobe Reg., Kyzylorda Reg.
43°30′N 62°0′E / 43.500°N 62.000°E / 43.500; 62.000 (Uzbekistan)   Usbekistan
40°53′N 62°0′E / 40.883°N 62.000°E / 40.883; 62.000 (Turkmenistan)   Turkmenistan
35°27′N 62°0′E / 35.450°N 62.000°E / 35.450; 62.000 (Afghanistan)   Afghanistan
29°31′N 62°0′E / 29.517°N 62.000°E / 29.517; 62.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan
28°32′N 62°0′E / 28.533°N 62.000°E / 28.533; 62.000 (Iran)   Iran
26°17′N 62°0′E / 26.283°N 62.000°E / 26.283; 62.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan
25°6′N 62°0′E / 25.100°N 62.000°E / 25.100; 62.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 62°0′E / 60.000°S 62.000°E / -60.000; 62.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°32′S 62°0′E / 67.533°S 62.000°E / -67.533; 62.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australien

See also

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References

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