54th meridian east
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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.
From Pole to Pole
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 90°0′N 54°0′E / 90.000°N 54.000°E / 90.000; 54.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°36′N 54°0′E / 80.600°N 54.000°E / 80.600; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
Nansen Island, Franz Josef Land 80°26′N 54°0′E / 80.433°N 54.000°E / 80.433; 54.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°20′N 54°0′E / 80.333°N 54.000°E / 80.333; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
Royal Society Island, Franz Josef Land 80°17′N 54°0′E / 80.283°N 54.000°E / 80.283; 54.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 73°47′N 54°0′E / 73.783°N 54.000°E / 73.783; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 73°37′N 54°0′E / 73.617°N 54.000°E / 73.617; 54.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 73°17′N 54°0′E / 73.283°N 54.000°E / 73.283; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°43′N 54°0′E / 70.717°N 54.000°E / 70.717; 54.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°58′N 54°0′E / 68.967°N 54.000°E / 68.967; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
Khodovarikha peninsula 68°55′N 54°0′E / 68.917°N 54.000°E / 68.917; 54.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Bay 68°13′N 54°0′E / 68.217°N 54.000°E / 68.217; 54.000 (Russia) Russia
51°10′N 54°0′E / 51.167°N 54.000°E / 51.167; 54.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
42°20′N 54°0′E / 42.333°N 54.000°E / 42.333; 54.000 (Turkmenistan) Turkmenistan
Passing through Garabogazköl lake 37°20′N 54°0′E / 37.333°N 54.000°E / 37.333; 54.000 (Iran) Iran
26°45′N 54°0′E / 26.750°N 54.000°E / 26.750; 54.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 26°34′N 54°0′E / 26.567°N 54.000°E / 26.567; 54.000 (Iran) Iran
Kish Island 26°30′N 54°0′E / 26.500°N 54.000°E / 26.500; 54.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 24°5′N 54°0′E / 24.083°N 54.000°E / 24.083; 54.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Abu Dhabi 22°46′N 54°0′E / 22.767°N 54.000°E / 22.767; 54.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
19°40′N 54°0′E / 19.667°N 54.000°E / 19.667; 54.000 (Oman) Oman
Passing just west of Salalah 16°56′N 54°0′E / 16.933°N 54.000°E / 16.933; 54.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 12°39′N 54°0′E / 12.650°N 54.000°E / 12.650; 54.000 (Yemen) Yemen
Island of Socotra 12°19′N 54°0′E / 12.317°N 54.000°E / 12.317; 54.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
60°0′S 54°0′E / 60.000°S 54.000°E / -60.000; 54.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°52′S 54°0′E / 65.867°S 54.000°E / -65.867; 54.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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