From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 58°0′E / 90.000°N 58.000°E / 90.000; 58.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°49′N 58°0′E / 81.817°N 58.000°E / 81.817; 58.000 (Russia) Russia Islands of Rudolf, Karl-Alexander, Payer, Greely, Ziegler, Wiener Neustadt, Heiss and Hall, Franz Josef Land 80°5′N 58°0′E / 80.083°N 58.000°E / 80.083; 58.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 75°39′N 58°0′E / 75.650°N 58.000°E / 75.650; 58.000 (Russia) Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 73°59′N 58°0′E / 73.983°N 58.000°E / 73.983; 58.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 70°30′N 58°0′E / 70.500°N 58.000°E / 70.500; 58.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°49′N 58°0′E / 68.817°N 58.000°E / 68.817; 58.000 (Russia) Russia 51°5′N 58°0′E / 51.083°N 58.000°E / 51.083; 58.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 45°27′N 58°0′E / 45.450°N 58.000°E / 45.450; 58.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 42°29′N 58°0′E / 42.483°N 58.000°E / 42.483; 58.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan 37°49′N 58°0′E / 37.817°N 58.000°E / 37.817; 58.000 (Iran) Iran 25°38′N 58°0′E / 25.633°N 58.000°E / 25.633; 58.000 (Gulf of Oman) Gulf of Oman 23°42′N 58°0′E / 23.700°N 58.000°E / 23.700; 58.000 (Oman) Oman 20°26′N 58°0′E / 20.433°N 58.000°E / 20.433; 58.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the island of Mauritius 60°0′S 58°0′E / 60.000°S 58.000°E / -60.000; 58.000 (Indian Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°6′S 58°0′E / 67.100°S 58.000°E / -67.100; 58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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