56th meridian east

The meridian 56° 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 westernmost part of the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is defined by the meridian.

The 56th meridian east forms a great circle with the 124th meridian west.

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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 56°W
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 * 81.3°N, 56°W
 * Islands of Jackson, Salisbury, Champ, Alger and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.06667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.06667°N, 56°W
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 * 75.18333°N, 56°W
 * 75.18333°N, 56°W
 * Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.76667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.76667°N, 56°W
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 * 71.35°N, 56°W
 * 71.35°N, 56°W
 * Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.56667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.56667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea
 * 68.63333°N, 56°W
 * 68.63333°N, 56°W
 * Passing through Ufa (at 54.73333°N, 56°W)
 * 50.7°N, 56°W
 * 50.7°N, 56°W
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 * 45°N, 56°W
 * 45°N, 56°W
 * 41.31667°N, 56°W
 * 41.31667°N, 56°W
 * 41.31667°N, 56°W
 * 38.06667°N, 56°W
 * 38.06667°N, 56°W
 * 38.06667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.08333°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.08333°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.08333°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Clarence Strait
 * 26.95°N, 56°W
 * 26.95°N, 56°W
 * Island of Qeshm
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.75°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 26.75°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Hormuz
 * 25.86667°N, 56°W
 * 25.86667°N, 56°W
 * Passing through Ras al-Khaimah
 * 24.96667°N, 56°W
 * 24.96667°N, 56°W
 * For about 9 km
 * 24.88333°N, 56°W
 * 24.88333°N, 56°W
 * For about 4 km
 * 24.85°N, 56°W
 * 24.85°N, 56°W
 * 24.11667°N, 56°W
 * 24.11667°N, 56°W
 * 24.11667°N, 56°W
 * For about 6 km
 * 24.06667°N, 56°W
 * 24.06667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.91667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.91667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.91667°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Khuriya Muriya Bay
 * 17.51667°N, 56°W
 * 17.51667°N, 56°W
 * Island of Al-Hallaniyah
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.48333°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the islands of La Digue and Frégate, 🇸🇨 Passing just west of the island of Coëtivy, 🇸🇨 Passing just east of the island of Réunion, 🇫🇷
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 56°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 56°W
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 * -66.16667°N, 56°W
 * -66.16667°N, 56°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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