59th meridian east

The meridian 59° 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 59th meridian east forms a great circle with the 121st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.85°N, 59°W
 * 81.85°N, 59°W
 * Islands of Rudolf, Rainer, Wiener Neustadt, Hall and Salm, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.96667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.96667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 75.91667°N, 59°W
 * 75.91667°N, 59°W
 * Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.33333°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.33333°N, 59°W
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 * 70.45°N, 59°W
 * 70.45°N, 59°W
 * Vaygach Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.9°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.9°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea
 * 69.3°N, 59°W
 * 69.3°N, 59°W
 * Dolgiy Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.28333°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.28333°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea
 * 68.98333°N, 59°W
 * 68.98333°N, 59°W
 * 50.7°N, 59°W
 * 50.7°N, 59°W
 * 50.7°N, 59°W
 * 45.41667°N, 59°W
 * 45.41667°N, 59°W
 * 45.41667°N, 59°W
 * 42.51667°N, 59°W
 * 42.51667°N, 59°W
 * 42.51667°N, 59°W
 * 37.61667°N, 59°W
 * 37.61667°N, 59°W
 * 37.61667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.41667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.41667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 25.41667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 23.13333°N, 59°W
 * 23.13333°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.21667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.21667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.21667°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Masirah Island, 🇴🇲
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -67.21667°N, 59°W
 * -67.21667°N, 59°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.33333°N, 59°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.33333°N, 59°W
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 * -67.38333°N, 59°W
 * -67.38333°N, 59°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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