title: 54th meridian east
text: # 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.
  
  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 / ﻿90.000°N 54.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 54.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°36′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.600°N 54.000°E﻿ / 80.600; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Nansen Island, Franz Josef Land 80°26′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.433°N 54.000°E﻿ / 80.433; 54.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°20′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.333°N 54.000°E﻿ / 80.333; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Royal Society Island, Franz Josef Land 80°17′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.283°N 54.000°E﻿ / 80.283; 54.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 73°47′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.783°N 54.000°E﻿ / 73.783; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 73°37′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.617°N 54.000°E﻿ / 73.617; 54.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 73°17′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.283°N 54.000°E﻿ / 73.283; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°43′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.717°N 54.000°E﻿ / 70.717; 54.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°58′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.967°N 54.000°E﻿ / 68.967; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khodovarikha peninsula 68°55′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.917°N 54.000°E﻿ / 68.917; 54.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Bay 68°13′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.217°N 54.000°E﻿ / 68.217; 54.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 51°10′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.167°N 54.000°E﻿ / 51.167; 54.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 42°20′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.333°N 54.000°E﻿ / 42.333; 54.000﻿ (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan Passing through Garabogazköl lake 37°20′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.333°N 54.000°E﻿ / 37.333; 54.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 26°45′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.750°N 54.000°E﻿ / 26.750; 54.000﻿ (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 26°34′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.567°N 54.000°E﻿ / 26.567; 54.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran Kish Island 26°30′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.500°N 54.000°E﻿ / 26.500; 54.000﻿ (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 24°5′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.083°N 54.000°E﻿ / 24.083; 54.000﻿ (United Arab Emirates)  United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi 22°46′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.767°N 54.000°E﻿ / 22.767; 54.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 19°40′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.667°N 54.000°E﻿ / 19.667; 54.000﻿ (Oman)  Oman Passing just west of Salalah 16°56′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.933°N 54.000°E﻿ / 16.933; 54.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 12°39′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.650°N 54.000°E﻿ / 12.650; 54.000﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen Island of Socotra 12°19′N 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.317°N 54.000°E﻿ / 12.317; 54.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Amirante Islands, Seychelles 60°0′S 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 54.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 54.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°52′S 54°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.867°S 54.000°E﻿ / -65.867; 54.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  