87th meridian east
The meridian 87° 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.
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87th meridian east
The 87th meridian east forms a great circle with the 93rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 87°0′E Arctic Ocean 81°8′N 87°0′E Kara Sea 75°8′N 87°0′E 
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tomsk Oblast — from 59°53′N 87°0′E
Kemerovo Oblast — from 56°32′N 87°0′E
Altai Krai — from 53°3′N 87°0′E
Republic of Khakassia — from 52°54′N 87°0′E
Altai Krai — from 52°45′N 87°0′E
Altai Republic — from 52°39′N 87°0′E49°18′N 87°0′E 
49°6′N 87°0′E 
Xinjiang
Tibet — from 36°18′N 87°0′E27°57′N 87°0′E 
26°32′N 87°0′E 
Bihar
Jharkhand — from 24°37′N 87°0′E
West Bengal — from 23°51′N 87°0′E
Odisha — from 22°2′N 87°0′E21°25′N 87°0′E Indian Ocean 20°45′N 87°0′E Odisha 20°39′N 87°0′E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 87°0′E Southern Ocean 66°6′S 87°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by .svg.png.webp)
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87th meridian east forms a great circle with 93rd meridian west |
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