55th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 55°0′E / 90.000°N 55.000°E / 90.000; 55.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°5′N 55°0′E / 81.083°N 55.000°E / 81.083; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land 80°42′N 55°0′E / 80.700°N 55.000°E / 80.700; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°30′N 55°0′E / 80.500°N 55.000°E / 80.500; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
Islands in Franz Josef Land 80°24′N 55°0′E / 80.400°N 55.000°E / 80.400; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 74°8′N 55°0′E / 74.133°N 55.000°E / 74.133; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°35′N 55°0′E / 70.583°N 55.000°E / 70.583; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°56′N 55°0′E / 68.933°N 55.000°E / 68.933; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
A small island 68°55′N 55°0′E / 68.917°N 55.000°E / 68.917; 55.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Bay 68°25′N 55°0′E / 68.417°N 55.000°E / 68.417; 55.000 (Russia) Russia
50°53′N 55°0′E / 50.883°N 55.000°E / 50.883; 55.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
41°47′N 55°0′E / 41.783°N 55.000°E / 41.783; 55.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
37°50′N 55°0′E / 37.833°N 55.000°E / 37.833; 55.000 (Iran) Iran
26°37′N 55°0′E / 26.617°N 55.000°E / 26.617; 55.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa, Iran (claimed by
United Arab Emirates)
24°58′N 55°0′E / 24.967°N 55.000°E / 24.967; 55.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
Passing through Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai 22°39′N 55°0′E / 22.650°N 55.000°E / 22.650; 55.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
20°0′N 55°0′E / 20.000°N 55.000°E / 20.000; 55.000 (Oman) Oman
17°1′S 55°0′E / 17.017°S 55.000°E / -17.017; 55.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Silhouette Island, Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Réunion,France
60°0′S 55°0′E / 60.000°S 55.000°E / -60.000; 55.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°53′S 55°0′E / 65.883°S 55.000°E / -65.883; 55.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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