title: 55th meridian east
text: # 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:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 55.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 55.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°5′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.083°N 55.000°E﻿ / 81.083; 55.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Salisbury Island and Luigi Island, Franz Josef Land 80°42′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.700°N 55.000°E﻿ / 80.700; 55.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°30′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.500°N 55.000°E﻿ / 80.500; 55.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Islands in Franz Josef Land 80°24′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.400°N 55.000°E﻿ / 80.400; 55.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 74°8′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.133°N 55.000°E﻿ / 74.133; 55.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°35′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.583°N 55.000°E﻿ / 70.583; 55.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°56′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.933°N 55.000°E﻿ / 68.933; 55.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia A small island 68°55′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.917°N 55.000°E﻿ / 68.917; 55.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Bay 68°25′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.417°N 55.000°E﻿ / 68.417; 55.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 50°53′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.883°N 55.000°E﻿ / 50.883; 55.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 41°47′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.783°N 55.000°E﻿ / 41.783; 55.000﻿ (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan 37°50′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.833°N 55.000°E﻿ / 37.833; 55.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 26°37′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.617°N 55.000°E﻿ / 26.617; 55.000﻿ (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just west of the island of Abu Musa, Iran (claimed by United Arab Emirates) 24°58′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.967°N 55.000°E﻿ / 24.967; 55.000﻿ (United Arab Emirates)  United Arab Emirates Passing through Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai 22°39′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.650°N 55.000°E﻿ / 22.650; 55.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 20°0′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 55.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 55.000﻿ (Oman)  Oman 17°1′S 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.017°S 55.000°E﻿ / -17.017; 55.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Silhouette Island, Seychelles Passing just west of the island of Réunion, France 60°0′S 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 55.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 55.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°53′S 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.883°S 55.000°E﻿ / -65.883; 55.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  