title: 59th meridian east
text: # 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:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 59.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 59.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°51′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.850°N 59.000°E﻿ / 81.850; 59.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Islands of Rudolf, Rainer, Wiener Neustadt, Hall and Salm, Franz Josef Land 79°58′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿79.967°N 59.000°E﻿ / 79.967; 59.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 75°55′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.917°N 59.000°E﻿ / 75.917; 59.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 74°20′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.333°N 59.000°E﻿ / 74.333; 59.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 70°27′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.450°N 59.000°E﻿ / 70.450; 59.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Vaygach Island 69°54′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.900°N 59.000°E﻿ / 69.900; 59.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 69°18′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.300°N 59.000°E﻿ / 69.300; 59.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Dolgiy Island 69°17′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.283°N 59.000°E﻿ / 69.283; 59.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°59′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.983°N 59.000°E﻿ / 68.983; 59.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 50°42′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.700°N 59.000°E﻿ / 50.700; 59.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 45°25′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.417°N 59.000°E﻿ / 45.417; 59.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan 42°31′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.517°N 59.000°E﻿ / 42.517; 59.000﻿ (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan 37°37′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.617°N 59.000°E﻿ / 37.617; 59.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 25°25′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.417°N 59.000°E﻿ / 25.417; 59.000﻿ (Gulf of Oman) Gulf of Oman 23°8′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.133°N 59.000°E﻿ / 23.133; 59.000﻿ (Oman)  Oman 21°13′N 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.217°N 59.000°E﻿ / 21.217; 59.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Masirah Island, Oman 60°0′S 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 59.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 59.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°13′S 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.217°S 59.000°E﻿ / -67.217; 59.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 67°20′S 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.333°S 59.000°E﻿ / -67.333; 59.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°23′S 59°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.383°S 59.000°E﻿ / -67.383; 59.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  