60th meridian east

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60th meridian east

The meridian 60° 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 60th meridian east forms a great circle with the 120th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading southward to the South Pole, the 60th meridian east passes through:

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

See also

References

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