Line of longitude
The meridian 57° 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 57th meridian east forms a great circle with the 123rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole※
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates
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Country, territory/sea
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Notes
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90°0′N 57°0′E / 90.000°N 57.000°E / 90.000; 57.000 (Arctic Ocean)
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Arctic Ocean
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81°32′N 57°0′E / 81.533°N 57.000°E / 81.533; 57.000 (Russia)
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Russia
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Islands of Karl-Alexander, Jackson, Payer, Ziegler, Salisbury, and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land
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80°3′N 57°0′E / 80.050°N 57.000°E / 80.050; 57.000 (Barents Sea)
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Barents Sea
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75°22′N 57°0′E / 75.367°N 57.000°E / 75.367; 57.000 (Russia)
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Russia
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Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
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73°19′N 57°0′E / 73.317°N 57.000°E / 73.317; 57.000 (Kara Sea)
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Kara Sea
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70°51′N 57°0′E / 70.850°N 57.000°E / 70.850; 57.000 (Russia)
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Russia
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Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
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70°29′N 57°0′E / 70.483°N 57.000°E / 70.483; 57.000 (Barents Sea)
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Barents Sea
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Pechora Sea
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68°32′N 57°0′E / 68.533°N 57.000°E / 68.533; 57.000 (Russia)
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Russia
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51°3′N 57°0′E / 51.050°N 57.000°E / 51.050; 57.000 (Kazakhstan)
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Kazakhstan
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45°14′N 57°0′E / 45.233°N 57.000°E / 45.233; 57.000 (Uzbekistan)
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Uzbekistan
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41°54′N 57°0′E / 41.900°N 57.000°E / 41.900; 57.000 (Turkmenistan)
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Turkmenistan
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41°36′N 57°0′E / 41.600°N 57.000°E / 41.600; 57.000 (Uzbekistan)
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Uzbekistan
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41°15′N 57°0′E / 41.250°N 57.000°E / 41.250; 57.000 (Turkmenistan)
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Turkmenistan
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38°10′N 57°0′E / 38.167°N 57.000°E / 38.167; 57.000 (Iran)
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Iran
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26°50′N 57°0′E / 26.833°N 57.000°E / 26.833; 57.000 (Gulf of Oman)
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Gulf of Oman
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24°4′N 57°0′E / 24.067°N 57.000°E / 24.067; 57.000 (Oman)
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Oman
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18°50′N 57°0′E / 18.833°N 57.000°E / 18.833; 57.000 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Passing just east of the Agalega Islands, Mauritius Passing just west of the island of Mauritius
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60°0′S 57°0′E / 60.000°S 57.000°E / -60.000; 57.000 (Southern Ocean)
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Southern Ocean
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66°27′S 57°0′E / 66.450°S 57.000°E / -66.450; 57.000 (Antarctica)
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Antarctica
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Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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66°42′S 57°0′E / 66.700°S 57.000°E / -66.700; 57.000 (Southern Ocean)
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Southern Ocean
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66°59′S 57°0′E / 66.983°S 57.000°E / -66.983; 57.000 (Antarctica)
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Antarctica
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Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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See also※
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