59th meridian east

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59th meridian east

The meridian 59° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 / 90.000; 59.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°51′N 59°0′E / 81.850°N 59.000°E / 81.850; 59.000 (Russia)  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 / 79.967; 59.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
75°55′N 59°0′E / 75.917°N 59.000°E / 75.917; 59.000 (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
74°20′N 59°0′E / 74.333°N 59.000°E / 74.333; 59.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
70°27′N 59°0′E / 70.450°N 59.000°E / 70.450; 59.000 (Russia)  Russia Vaygach Island
69°54′N 59°0′E / 69.900°N 59.000°E / 69.900; 59.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea
69°18′N 59°0′E / 69.300°N 59.000°E / 69.300; 59.000 (Russia)  Russia Dolgiy Island
69°17′N 59°0′E / 69.283°N 59.000°E / 69.283; 59.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea
68°59′N 59°0′E / 68.983°N 59.000°E / 68.983; 59.000 (Russia)  Russia
50°42′N 59°0′E / 50.700°N 59.000°E / 50.700; 59.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
45°25′N 59°0′E / 45.417°N 59.000°E / 45.417; 59.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan
42°31′N 59°0′E / 42.517°N 59.000°E / 42.517; 59.000 (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan
37°37′N 59°0′E / 37.617°N 59.000°E / 37.617; 59.000 (Iran)  Iran
25°25′N 59°0′E / 25.417°N 59.000°E / 25.417; 59.000 (Gulf of Oman) Gulf of Oman
23°8′N 59°0′E / 23.133°N 59.000°E / 23.133; 59.000 (Oman)  Oman
21°13′N 59°0′E / 21.217°N 59.000°E / 21.217; 59.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Masirah Island,  Oman
60°0′S 59°0′E / 60.000°S 59.000°E / -60.000; 59.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°13′S 59°0′E / 67.217°S 59.000°E / -67.217; 59.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
67°20′S 59°0′E / 67.333°S 59.000°E / -67.333; 59.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°23′S 59°0′E / 67.383°S 59.000°E / -67.383; 59.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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