55th meridian east
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The meridian 55° 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 55th meridian east forms a great circle with the 125th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Islands in Franz Josef Land Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Pechora Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia A small island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Pechora Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Turkmenistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa, Iran (claimed by United Arab Emirates) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Saudi Arabia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing just west of Silhouette Island, Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Réunion, FranceLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia