The meridian 65° 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
65°
65th meridian east

The 65th meridian east forms a great circle with the 115th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 65th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 65°0′E / 90.000°N 65.000°E / 90.000; 65.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°10′N 65°0′E / 81.167°N 65.000°E / 81.167; 65.000 (Russia)   Russia Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
80°47′N 65°0′E / 80.783°N 65.000°E / 80.783; 65.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°29′N 65°0′E / 76.483°N 65.000°E / 76.483; 65.000 (Russia)   Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast
75°47′N 65°0′E / 75.783°N 65.000°E / 75.783; 65.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°15′N 65°0′E / 69.250°N 65.000°E / 69.250; 65.000 (Russia)   Russia Nenetsia, Yamalo-Nenetsia, Komi, Khantia-Mansia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Kurgan Oblast
54°24′N 65°0′E / 54.400°N 65.000°E / 54.400; 65.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan Kostanay Region, Karaganda Region, Kyzylorda Region
43°45′N 65°0′E / 43.750°N 65.000°E / 43.750; 65.000 (Uzbekistan)   Uzbekistan Navoiy Region, Buxoro Region, Qashqadaryo Region
38°37′N 65°0′E / 38.617°N 65.000°E / 38.617; 65.000 (Turkmenistan)   Turkmenistan Lebap Region
37°13′N 65°0′E / 37.217°N 65.000°E / 37.217; 65.000 (Afghanistan)   Afghanistan Badghis Province, Faryab Province, Ghor Province, Helmand Province, Kandahar Province
29°32′N 65°0′E / 29.533°N 65.000°E / 29.533; 65.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan
25°19′N 65°0′E / 25.317°N 65.000°E / 25.317; 65.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 65°0′E / 60.000°S 65.000°E / -60.000; 65.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°39′S 65°0′E / 67.650°S 65.000°E / -67.650; 65.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

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