From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 60°0′E / 90.000°N 60.000°E / 90.000; 60.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°18′N 60°0′E / 81.300°N 60.000°E / 81.300; 60.000 (Russia) Russia Hofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land 79°53′N 60°0′E / 79.883°N 60.000°E / 79.883; 60.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°7′N 60°0′E / 76.117°N 60.000°E / 76.117; 60.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 74°42′N 60°0′E / 74.700°N 60.000°E / 74.700; 60.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 70°5′N 60°0′E / 70.083°N 60.000°E / 70.083; 60.000 (Russia) Russia Vaygach Island 69°41′N 60°0′E / 69.683°N 60.000°E / 69.683; 60.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°41′N 60°0′E / 68.683°N 60.000°E / 68.683; 60.000 (Russia) Russia 50°49′N 60°0′E / 50.817°N 60.000°E / 50.817; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan The border with Uzbekistan is in the Aral Sea 44°55′N 60°0′E / 44.917°N 60.000°E / 44.917; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan 42°13′N 60°0′E / 42.217°N 60.000°E / 42.217; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan For about 6km 42°9′N 60°0′E / 42.150°N 60.000°E / 42.150; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan For about 6km 42°5′N 60°0′E / 42.083°N 60.000°E / 42.083; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan For about 9km 42°0′N 60°0′E / 42.000°N 60.000°E / 42.000; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan For about 5km 41°57′N 60°0′E / 41.950°N 60.000°E / 41.950; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan 37°2′N 60°0′E / 37.033°N 60.000°E / 37.033; 60.000 (Iran) Iran 25°23′N 60°0′E / 25.383°N 60.000°E / 25.383; 60.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the coast of Oman 60°0′S 60°0′E / 60.000°S 60.000°E / -60.000; 60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°24′S 60°0′E / 67.400°S 60.000°E / -67.400; 60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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