From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 57°0′E / 90.000°N 57.000°E / 90.000; 57.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°32′N 57°0′E / 81.533°N 57.000°E / 81.533; 57.000 (Russia) Russia Islands of Karl-Alexander, Jackson, Payer, Ziegler, Salisbury, and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land 80°3′N 57°0′E / 80.050°N 57.000°E / 80.050; 57.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 75°22′N 57°0′E / 75.367°N 57.000°E / 75.367; 57.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 73°19′N 57°0′E / 73.317°N 57.000°E / 73.317; 57.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 70°51′N 57°0′E / 70.850°N 57.000°E / 70.850; 57.000 (Russia) Russia Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°29′N 57°0′E / 70.483°N 57.000°E / 70.483; 57.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°32′N 57°0′E / 68.533°N 57.000°E / 68.533; 57.000 (Russia) Russia 51°3′N 57°0′E / 51.050°N 57.000°E / 51.050; 57.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 45°14′N 57°0′E / 45.233°N 57.000°E / 45.233; 57.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 41°54′N 57°0′E / 41.900°N 57.000°E / 41.900; 57.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan 41°36′N 57°0′E / 41.600°N 57.000°E / 41.600; 57.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 41°15′N 57°0′E / 41.250°N 57.000°E / 41.250; 57.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan 38°10′N 57°0′E / 38.167°N 57.000°E / 38.167; 57.000 (Iran) Iran 26°50′N 57°0′E / 26.833°N 57.000°E / 26.833; 57.000 (Gulf of Oman) Gulf of Oman 24°4′N 57°0′E / 24.067°N 57.000°E / 24.067; 57.000 (Oman) Oman 18°50′N 57°0′E / 18.833°N 57.000°E / 18.833; 57.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Agalega Islands, Mauritius
Passing just west of the island of Mauritius60°0′S 57°0′E / 60.000°S 57.000°E / -60.000; 57.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°27′S 57°0′E / 66.450°S 57.000°E / -66.450; 57.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 66°42′S 57°0′E / 66.700°S 57.000°E / -66.700; 57.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°59′S 57°0′E / 66.983°S 57.000°E / -66.983; 57.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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