57th meridian east
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.
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57th meridian east
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 Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 57°0′E Arctic Ocean 81°32′N 57°0′E 
Islands of Karl-Alexander, Jackson, Payer, Ziegler, Salisbury, and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land 80°3′N 57°0′E Barents Sea 75°22′N 57°0′E Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 73°19′N 57°0′E Kara Sea 70°51′N 57°0′E Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°29′N 57°0′E Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°32′N 57°0′E 51°3′N 57°0′E 
45°14′N 57°0′E 
41°54′N 57°0′E 
41°36′N 57°0′E 41°15′N 57°0′E 38°10′N 57°0′E 
26°50′N 57°0′E Gulf of Oman 24°4′N 57°0′E 
18°50′N 57°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Agalega Islands, 
Passing just west of the island of60°0′S 57°0′E Southern Ocean 66°27′S 57°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by .svg.png)
66°42′S 57°0′E Southern Ocean 66°59′S 57°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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