59th meridian east

The meridian 59° 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.

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59th meridian east

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	Arctic Ocean
81°51′N 59°0′E	Russia	Islands of Rudolf, Rainer, Wiener Neustadt, Hall and Salm, Franz Josef Land
79°58′N 59°0′E	Barents Sea
75°55′N 59°0′E	Russia	Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
74°20′N 59°0′E	Kara Sea
70°27′N 59°0′E	Russia	Vaygach Island
69°54′N 59°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
69°18′N 59°0′E	Russia	Dolgiy Island
69°17′N 59°0′E	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°59′N 59°0′E	Russia
50°42′N 59°0′E	Kazakhstan
45°25′N 59°0′E	Uzbekistan
42°31′N 59°0′E	Turkmenistan
37°37′N 59°0′E	Iran
25°25′N 59°0′E	Gulf of Oman
23°8′N 59°0′E	Oman
21°13′N 59°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Masirah Island, Oman
60°0′S 59°0′E	Southern Ocean
67°13′S 59°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
67°20′S 59°0′E	Southern Ocean
67°23′S 59°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 58th meridian east
• 60th meridian east