55th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 55°0′E / 90.000°N 55.000°E / 90.000; 55.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°5′N 55°0′E / 81.083°N 55.000°E / 81.083; 55.000 (Russia) Russia Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land
80°42′N 55°0′E / 80.700°N 55.000°E / 80.700; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
80°30′N 55°0′E / 80.500°N 55.000°E / 80.500; 55.000 (Russia) Russia Islands in Franz Josef Land
80°24′N 55°0′E / 80.400°N 55.000°E / 80.400; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
74°8′N 55°0′E / 74.133°N 55.000°E / 74.133; 55.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
70°35′N 55°0′E / 70.583°N 55.000°E / 70.583; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea
68°56′N 55°0′E / 68.933°N 55.000°E / 68.933; 55.000 (Russia) Russia A small island
68°55′N 55°0′E / 68.917°N 55.000°E / 68.917; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Bay
68°25′N 55°0′E / 68.417°N 55.000°E / 68.417; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
50°53′N 55°0′E / 50.883°N 55.000°E / 50.883; 55.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
41°47′N 55°0′E / 41.783°N 55.000°E / 41.783; 55.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
37°50′N 55°0′E / 37.833°N 55.000°E / 37.833; 55.000 (Iran) Iran
26°37′N 55°0′E / 26.617°N 55.000°E / 26.617; 55.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa, Iran (claimed by United Arab Emirates)
24°58′N 55°0′E / 24.967°N 55.000°E / 24.967; 55.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
22°39′N 55°0′E / 22.650°N 55.000°E / 22.650; 55.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
20°0′N 55°0′E / 20.000°N 55.000°E / 20.000; 55.000 (Oman) Oman
17°1′N 55°0′E / 17.017°N 55.000°E / 17.017; 55.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Silhouette Island, Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Réunion, France
60°0′S 55°0′E / 60.000°S 55.000°E / -60.000; 55.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°53′S 55°0′E / 65.883°S 55.000°E / -65.883; 55.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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