60th meridian east
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 0°S 60°E / 0°S 60°E
Points on meridian 60° east
The meridian 60° 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 60th meridian east passes through:
-
Country, territory or sea Notes Arctic Ocean 
RussiaHofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land Arctic Ocean Barents Sea RussiaSeverny Island, Novaya Zemlya Arctic Ocean Kara Sea RussiaVaygach Island and the mainland 
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
IranIndian Ocean Southern Ocean Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 
Australia
[edit] See also
|
|||||
