55th meridian east

The meridian 55° 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.

The 55th meridian east forms a great circle with the 125th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.08333°N, 55°W
 * 81.08333°N, 55°W
 * Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.7°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.7°N, 55°W
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 * 80.5°N, 55°W
 * 80.5°N, 55°W
 * Islands in Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.4°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.4°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 74.13333°N, 55°W
 * 74.13333°N, 55°W
 * Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.58333°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.58333°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea
 * 68.93333°N, 55°W
 * 68.93333°N, 55°W
 * A small island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.91667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.91667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Bay
 * 68.41667°N, 55°W
 * 68.41667°N, 55°W
 * 50.88333°N, 55°W
 * 50.88333°N, 55°W
 * 50.88333°N, 55°W
 * 41.78333°N, 55°W
 * 41.78333°N, 55°W
 * 41.78333°N, 55°W
 * 37.83333°N, 55°W
 * 37.83333°N, 55°W
 * 37.83333°N, 55°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.61667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.61667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa, 🇮🇷 (claimed by 🇦🇪)
 * 24.96667°N, 55°W
 * 24.96667°N, 55°W
 * Passing through Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai
 * 22.65°N, 55°W
 * 22.65°N, 55°W
 * 20°N, 55°W
 * 20°N, 55°W
 * 20°N, 55°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.01667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.01667°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Silhouette Island, 🇸🇨 Passing just west of the island of Réunion, 🇫🇷
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 55°W
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 * -65.88333°N, 55°W
 * -65.88333°N, 55°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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