59th meridian east

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59th meridian east

The meridian 59° 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.

The 59th meridian east forms a great circle with the 121st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 59°0′E / 90.000°N 59.000°E	Arctic Ocean
81°51′N 59°0′E / 81.850°N 59.000°E	Russia	Islands of Rudolf, Rainer, Wiener Neustadt, Hall and Salm, Franz Josef Land
79°58′N 59°0′E / 79.967°N 59.000°E	Barents Sea
75°55′N 59°0′E / 75.917°N 59.000°E	Russia	Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
74°20′N 59°0′E / 74.333°N 59.000°E	Kara Sea
70°27′N 59°0′E / 70.450°N 59.000°E	Russia	Vaygach Island
69°54′N 59°0′E / 69.900°N 59.000°E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
69°18′N 59°0′E / 69.300°N 59.000°E	Russia	Dolgiy Island
69°17′N 59°0′E / 69.283°N 59.000°E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°59′N 59°0′E / 68.983°N 59.000°E	Russia
50°42′N 59°0′E / 50.700°N 59.000°E	Kazakhstan
45°25′N 59°0′E / 45.417°N 59.000°E	Uzbekistan
42°31′N 59°0′E / 42.517°N 59.000°E	Turkmenistan
37°37′N 59°0′E / 37.617°N 59.000°E	Iran
25°25′N 59°0′E / 25.417°N 59.000°E	Gulf of Oman
23°8′N 59°0′E / 23.133°N 59.000°E	Oman
21°13′N 59°0′E / 21.217°N 59.000°E	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Masirah Island,  Oman
60°0′S 59°0′E / 60.000°S 59.000°E	Southern Ocean
67°13′N 59°0′E / 67.217°N 59.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
67°20′S 59°0′E / 67.333°S 59.000°E	Southern Ocean
67°23′N 59°0′E / 67.383°N 59.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 58th meridian east
• 60th meridian east