From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 87°0′E / 90.000°N 87.000°E / 90.000; 87.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°8′N 87°0′E / 81.133°N 87.000°E / 81.133; 87.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 75°8′N 87°0′E / 75.133°N 87.000°E / 75.133; 87.000 (Russia) Russia 49°18′N 87°0′E / 49.300°N 87.000°E / 49.300; 87.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 49°6′N 87°0′E / 49.100°N 87.000°E / 49.100; 87.000 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet - passing just east of Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal27°57′N 87°0′E / 27.950°N 87.000°E / 27.950; 87.000 (Nepal) Nepal 26°32′N 87°0′E / 26.533°N 87.000°E / 26.533; 87.000 (India) India Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
Orissa21°25′N 87°0′E / 21.417°N 87.000°E / 21.417; 87.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 20°45′N 87°0′E / 20.750°N 87.000°E / 20.750; 87.000 (India) India Orissa 20°39′N 87°0′E / 20.650°N 87.000°E / 20.650; 87.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 87°0′E / 60.000°S 87.000°E / -60.000; 87.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°6′S 87°0′E / 66.100°S 87.000°E / -66.100; 87.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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