56th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 56°0′E / 90.000°N 56.000°E / 90.000; 56.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°18′N 56°0′E / 81.300°N 56.000°E / 81.300; 56.000 (Russia)	Russia	Islands of Jackson, Salisbury, Champ, Alger and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land
80°4′N 56°0′E / 80.067°N 56.000°E / 80.067; 56.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
75°11′N 56°0′E / 75.183°N 56.000°E / 75.183; 56.000 (Russia)	Russia	Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
72°46′N 56°0′E / 72.767°N 56.000°E / 72.767; 56.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
71°21′N 56°0′E / 71.350°N 56.000°E / 71.350; 56.000 (Russia)	Russia	Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
70°34′N 56°0′E / 70.567°N 56.000°E / 70.567; 56.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Pechora Sea
68°38′N 56°0′E / 68.633°N 56.000°E / 68.633; 56.000 (Russia)	Russia
50°42′N 56°0′E / 50.700°N 56.000°E / 50.700; 56.000 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
45°0′N 56°0′E / 45.000°N 56.000°E / 45.000; 56.000 (Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan border)	Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan border
41°19′N 56°0′E / 41.317°N 56.000°E / 41.317; 56.000 (Turkmenistan)	Turkmenistan
38°4′N 56°0′E / 38.067°N 56.000°E / 38.067; 56.000 (Iran)	Iran
27°5′N 56°0′E / 27.083°N 56.000°E / 27.083; 56.000 (Persian Gulf)	Persian Gulf	Clarence Strait
26°57′N 56°0′E / 26.950°N 56.000°E / 26.950; 56.000 (Iran)	Iran	Island of Qeshm
26°45′N 56°0′E / 26.750°N 56.000°E / 26.750; 56.000 (Persian Gulf)	Persian Gulf	Strait of Hormuz
25°52′N 56°0′E / 25.867°N 56.000°E / 25.867; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates)	United Arab Emirates
24°58′N 56°0′E / 24.967°N 56.000°E / 24.967; 56.000 (Oman)	Oman	For about 9km
24°53′N 56°0′E / 24.883°N 56.000°E / 24.883; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates)	United Arab Emirates	For about 4km
24°51′N 56°0′E / 24.850°N 56.000°E / 24.850; 56.000 (Oman)	Oman
24°7′N 56°0′E / 24.117°N 56.000°E / 24.117; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates)	United Arab Emirates	For about 6km
24°4′N 56°0′E / 24.067°N 56.000°E / 24.067; 56.000 (Oman)	Oman
17°55′N 56°0′E / 17.917°N 56.000°E / 17.917; 56.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Khuriya Muriya Bay
17°31′N 56°0′E / 17.517°N 56.000°E / 17.517; 56.000 (Oman)	Oman	Island of Al-Hallaniyah
17°29′N 56°0′E / 17.483°N 56.000°E / 17.483; 56.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the islands of La Digue and Frégate, Seychelles Passing just west of the island of Coëtivy, Seychelles Passing just east of the island of Réunion, France
60°0′S 56°0′E / 60.000°S 56.000°E / -60.000; 56.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°10′S 56°0′E / 66.167°S 56.000°E / -66.167; 56.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia