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.

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60th meridian east

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	Arctic Ocean
81°18′N 60°0′E	Russia	Hofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land
79°53′N 60°0′E	Barents Sea
76°7′N 60°0′E	Russia	Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
74°42′N 60°0′E	Kara Sea
70°5′N 60°0′E	Russia	Vaygach Island
69°41′N 60°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°41′N 60°0′E	Russia
50°49′N 60°0′E	Kazakhstan	The border with Uzbekistan is in the Aral Sea
44°55′N 60°0′E	Uzbekistan
42°13′N 60°0′E	Turkmenistan	For about 6km
42°9′N 60°0′E	Uzbekistan	For about 6km
42°5′N 60°0′E	Turkmenistan	For about 9km
42°0′N 60°0′E	Uzbekistan	For about 5km
41°57′N 60°0′E	Turkmenistan
37°2′N 60°0′E	Iran
25°23′N 60°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the coast of  Oman
60°0′S 60°0′E	Southern Ocean
67°24′S 60°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 59th meridian east
• 61st meridian east