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Line across the Earth
83°
83rd meridian east

The meridian 83° 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 83rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 97th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 83rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 83°0′E / 90.000°N 83.000°E / 90.000; 83.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°8′N 83°0′E / 81.133°N 83.000°E / 81.133; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of Uyedineniya Island (at 77°28′N 82°40′E / 77.467°N 82.667°E / 77.467; 82.667 (Uyedineniya Island))
75°58′N 83°0′E / 75.967°N 83.000°E / 75.967; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiTroynoy Island
75°55′N 83°0′E / 75.917°N 83.000°E / 75.917; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
74°5′N 83°0′E / 74.083°N 83.000°E / 74.083; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiVostochnyy Island
74°4′N 83°0′E / 74.067°N 83.000°E / 74.067; 83.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°38′N 83°0′E / 73.633°N 83.000°E / 73.633; 83.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 66°53′N 83°0′E / 66.883°N 83.000°E / 66.883; 83.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°36′N 83°0′E / 62.600°N 83.000°E / 62.600; 83.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°58′N 83°0′E / 60.967°N 83.000°E / 60.967; 83.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°31′N 83°0′E / 56.517°N 83.000°E / 56.517; 83.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°57′N 83°0′E / 53.950°N 83.000°E / 53.950; 83.000 (Altai Krai)
50°54′N 83°0′E / 50.900°N 83.000°E / 50.900; 83.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
47°5′N 83°0′E / 47.083°N 83.000°E / 47.083; 83.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 35°29′N 83°0′E / 35.483°N 83.000°E / 35.483; 83.000 (Tibet)
29°40′N 83°0′E / 29.667°N 83.000°E / 29.667; 83.000 (Nepal)  Nepal
27°27′N 83°0′E / 27.450°N 83.000°E / 27.450; 83.000 (India)  India Uttar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh — from 23°52′N 83°0′E / 23.867°N 83.000°E / 23.867; 83.000 (Chhattisharh)
Odisha — from 21°9′N 83°0′E / 21.150°N 83.000°E / 21.150; 83.000 (Odisha)
Andhra Pradesh — from 18°23′N 83°0′E / 18.383°N 83.000°E / 18.383; 83.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
17°29′N 83°0′E / 17.483°N 83.000°E / 17.483; 83.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 83°0′E / 60.000°S 83.000°E / -60.000; 83.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°15′S 83°0′E / 66.250°S 83.000°E / -66.250; 83.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also