55th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

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
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′N 55°0′E / 17.017°N 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