55th meridian east
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Coordinates: 0°S 55°E / 0°S 55°E
Points on meridian 55° 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.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian east passes through:
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Country, territory or sea Notes Arctic Ocean 
RussiaSeveral islands of Franz Josef Land, including Salisbury Island and Luigi Island Arctic Ocean Barents Sea RussiaSeverny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya Arctic Ocean Pechora Sea Russia
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
IranPersian Gulf 
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
OmanIndian Ocean Passing just west of Silhouette Island, 
Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Réunion,
FranceSouthern Ocean Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 
Australia
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