60th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 60° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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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60th meridian east (interactive map)
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 Arctic Ocean 81°18′N 60°0′E 
RussiaHofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land 79°53′N 60°0′E Barents Sea 76°7′N 60°0′E RussiaSeverny Island, Novaya Zemlya 74°42′N 60°0′E Kara Sea 70°5′N 60°0′E RussiaVaygach Island 69°41′N 60°0′E Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°41′N 60°0′E Russia50°49′N 60°0′E 
KazakhstanThe border with Uzbekistan is in the Aral Sea 44°55′N 60°0′E 
Uzbekistan42°13′N 60°0′E 
TurkmenistanFor about 6km 42°9′N 60°0′E UzbekistanFor about 6km 42°5′N 60°0′E TurkmenistanFor about 9km 42°0′N 60°0′E UzbekistanFor about 5km 41°57′N 60°0′E Turkmenistan37°2′N 60°0′E 
Iran25°23′N 60°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of the coast of 
Oman60°0′S 60°0′E Southern Ocean 67°24′S 60°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 
Australia
