54th meridian east

The meridian 54° 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.

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54th meridian east

The 54th meridian east forms a great circle with the 126th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 54th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 54°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°36′N 54°0′E  Russia Nansen Island, Franz Josef Land
80°26′N 54°0′E Barents Sea
80°20′N 54°0′E  Russia Royal Society Island, Franz Josef Land
80°17′N 54°0′E Barents Sea
73°47′N 54°0′E  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
73°37′N 54°0′E Barents Sea
73°17′N 54°0′E  Russia Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
70°43′N 54°0′E Barents Sea Pechora Sea
68°58′N 54°0′E  Russia Khodovarikha peninsula
68°55′N 54°0′E Barents Sea Pechora Bay
68°13′N 54°0′E  Russia
51°10′N 54°0′E  Kazakhstan
42°20′N 54°0′E  Turkmenistan Passing through Garabogazköl lake
37°20′N 54°0′E  Iran
26°45′N 54°0′E Persian Gulf
26°34′N 54°0′E  Iran Kish Island
26°30′N 54°0′E Persian Gulf
24°5′N 54°0′E  United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi
22°46′N 54°0′E  Saudi Arabia
19°40′N 54°0′E  Oman Passing just west of Salalah
16°56′N 54°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
12°39′N 54°0′E  Yemen Island of Socotra
12°19′N 54°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Amirante Islands,  Seychelles
60°0′S 54°0′E Southern Ocean
65°52′S 54°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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