The meridian 82° 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.

Line across the Earth
82°
82nd meridian east

The 82nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 98th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 82nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 82°0′E / 90.000°N 82.000°E / 90.000; 82.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°7′N 82°0′E / 81.117°N 82.000°E / 81.117; 82.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just west of Uyedineniya Island (at 77°32′N 82°13′E / 77.533°N 82.217°E / 77.533; 82.217 (Uyedineniya Island))
75°53′N 82°0′E / 75.883°N 82.000°E / 75.883; 82.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiPologyy-Sergeyeva Island
75°52′N 82°0′E / 75.867°N 82.000°E / 75.867; 82.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
75°30′N 82°0′E / 75.500°N 82.000°E / 75.500; 82.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiArkticheskiy Institut Islands
75°7′N 82°0′E / 75.117°N 82.000°E / 75.117; 82.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
73°37′N 82°0′E / 73.617°N 82.000°E / 73.617; 82.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
72°17′N 82°0′E / 72.283°N 82.000°E / 72.283; 82.000 (Yenisei Gulf) Yenisei Gulf
71°41′N 82°0′E / 71.683°N 82.000°E / 71.683; 82.000 (Russia)   Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 69°12′N 82°0′E / 69.200°N 82.000°E / 69.200; 82.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 67°57′N 82°0′E / 67.950°N 82.000°E / 67.950; 82.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — from 67°45′N 82°0′E / 67.750°N 82.000°E / 67.750; 82.000 (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 62°45′N 82°0′E / 62.750°N 82.000°E / 62.750; 82.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tomsk Oblast — from 60°35′N 82°0′E / 60.583°N 82.000°E / 60.583; 82.000 (Tomsk Oblast)
Novosibirsk Oblast — from 56°20′N 82°0′E / 56.333°N 82.000°E / 56.333; 82.000 (Novosibirsk Oblast)
Altai Krai — from 53°42′N 82°0′E / 53.700°N 82.000°E / 53.700; 82.000 (Altai Krai)
50°48′N 82°0′E / 50.800°N 82.000°E / 50.800; 82.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan
45°9′N 82°0′E / 45.150°N 82.000°E / 45.150; 82.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang
Tibet — from 35°19′N 82°0′E / 35.317°N 82.000°E / 35.317; 82.000 (Tibet)
30°20′N 82°0′E / 30.333°N 82.000°E / 30.333; 82.000 (Nepal)   Nepal
27°56′N 82°0′E / 27.933°N 82.000°E / 27.933; 82.000 (India)   India Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh — from 24°50′N 82°0′E / 24.833°N 82.000°E / 24.833; 82.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Chhattisgarh — from 23°51′N 82°0′E / 23.850°N 82.000°E / 23.850; 82.000 (Chhattisharh)
Madhya Pradesh — from 23°25′N 82°0′E / 23.417°N 82.000°E / 23.417; 82.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Chhattisgarh — from 23°4′N 82°0′E / 23.067°N 82.000°E / 23.067; 82.000 (Chhattisharh)
Odisha — from 20°3′N 82°0′E / 20.050°N 82.000°E / 20.050; 82.000 (Odisha)
Chhattisgarh — from 19°48′N 82°0′E / 19.800°N 82.000°E / 19.800; 82.000 (Chhattisharh)
Odisha — from 18°48′N 82°0′E / 18.800°N 82.000°E / 18.800; 82.000 (Odisha)
Andhra Pradesh — from 18°2′N 82°0′E / 18.033°N 82.000°E / 18.033; 82.000 (Andhra Pradesh)
16°25′N 82°0′E / 16.417°N 82.000°E / 16.417; 82.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just to the east of   Sri Lanka (at 7°1′N 81°53′E / 7.017°N 81.883°E / 7.017; 81.883 (Sri Lanka))
60°0′S 82°0′E / 60.000°S 82.000°E / -60.000; 82.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°47′S 82°0′E / 65.783°S 82.000°E / -65.783; 82.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia
66°29′S 82°0′E / 66.483°S 82.000°E / -66.483; 82.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Barrier Bay
67°24′S 82°0′E / 67.400°S 82.000°E / -67.400; 82.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

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