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.
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 |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Nansen Island, Franz Josef Land | ||
Barents Sea | ||
Royal Society Island, Franz Josef Land | ||
Barents Sea | ||
Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya | ||
Barents Sea | ||
Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya | ||
Barents Sea | Pechora Sea | |
Khodovarikha peninsula | ||
Barents Sea | Pechora Bay | |
Passing through Garabogazköl lake | ||
Persian Gulf | ||
Kish Island | ||
Persian Gulf | ||
Emirate of Abu Dhabi | ||
Passing just west of Salalah | ||
Indian Ocean | Gulf of Aden | |
Island of Socotra | ||
Indian Ocean | Passing just east of the Amirante Islands, | |
Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by | |