60th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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.
The 60th meridian east forms a great circle with the 120th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading southward to the South Pole, the 60th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 60°0′E / 90.000°N 60.000°E / 90.000; 60.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°18′N 60°0′E / 81.300°N 60.000°E / 81.300; 60.000 (Russia) Russia
Hofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land 79°53′N 60°0′E / 79.883°N 60.000°E / 79.883; 60.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°7′N 60°0′E / 76.117°N 60.000°E / 76.117; 60.000 (Russia) Russia
Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 74°42′N 60°0′E / 74.700°N 60.000°E / 74.700; 60.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 70°5′N 60°0′E / 70.083°N 60.000°E / 70.083; 60.000 (Russia) Russia
Vaygach Island 69°41′N 60°0′E / 69.683°N 60.000°E / 69.683; 60.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°41′N 60°0′E / 68.683°N 60.000°E / 68.683; 60.000 (Russia) Russia
50°49′N 60°0′E / 50.817°N 60.000°E / 50.817; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
The border with Uzbekistan is in the Aral Sea 44°55′N 60°0′E / 44.917°N 60.000°E / 44.917; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan
42°13′N 60°0′E / 42.217°N 60.000°E / 42.217; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
For about 6km 42°9′N 60°0′E / 42.150°N 60.000°E / 42.150; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan
For about 6km 42°5′N 60°0′E / 42.083°N 60.000°E / 42.083; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
For about 9km 42°0′N 60°0′E / 42.000°N 60.000°E / 42.000; 60.000 (Kazakhstan) Uzbekistan
For about 5km 41°57′N 60°0′E / 41.950°N 60.000°E / 41.950; 60.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
37°2′N 60°0′E / 37.033°N 60.000°E / 37.033; 60.000 (Iran) Iran
25°23′N 60°0′E / 25.383°N 60.000°E / 25.383; 60.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the coast of Oman
60°0′S 60°0′E / 60.000°S 60.000°E / -60.000; 60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°24′S 60°0′E / 67.400°S 60.000°E / -67.400; 60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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