56th meridian east
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The meridian 56° 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 westernmost part of the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is defined by the meridian.
The 56th meridian east forms a great circle with the 124th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Islands of Jackson, Salisbury, Champ, Alger and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Pechora Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan border Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Turkmenistan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Clarence Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Island of Qeshm Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman For about 9 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates For about 4 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates For about 6 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Khuriya Muriya Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Island of Al-Hallaniyah Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing just east of the islands of La Digue and Frégate, Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Coëtivy, Seychelles
Passing just east of the island of Réunion, FranceLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia