57th meridian east

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57th meridian east

The meridian 57° 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 57th meridian east forms a great circle with the 123rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian east passes through:

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
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  Mauritius
60°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
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
claimed by  Australia

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