55th meridian east

The meridian 55° 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.

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55th meridian east

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 55°0′E	Arctic Ocean
81°5′N 55°0′E	Russia	Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land
80°42′N 55°0′E	Barents Sea
80°30′N 55°0′E	Russia	Islands in Franz Josef Land
80°24′N 55°0′E	Barents Sea
74°8′N 55°0′E	Russia	Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
70°35′N 55°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°56′N 55°0′E	Russia	A small island
68°55′N 55°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Bay
68°25′N 55°0′E	Russia
50°53′N 55°0′E	Kazakhstan
41°47′N 55°0′E	Turkmenistan
37°50′N 55°0′E	Iran
26°37′N 55°0′E	Persian Gulf	Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa,  Iran (claimed by  United Arab Emirates)
24°58′N 55°0′E	United Arab Emirates	Passing through Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai
22°39′N 55°0′E	Saudi Arabia
20°0′N 55°0′E	Oman
17°1′S 55°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just west of Silhouette Island,  Seychelles Passing just west of the island of Réunion,  France
60°0′S 55°0′E	Southern Ocean
65°53′S 55°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 54th meridian east
• 56th meridian east