49th meridian east

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49th meridian east

The meridian 49° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 49th meridian east forms a great circle with the 131st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 49°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°31′N 49°0′E	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°22′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea	Nightingale Channel
80°12′N 49°0′E	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°10′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea
69°30′N 49°0′E	Russia	Kolguyev island
68°44′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea
67°50′N 49°0′E	Russia	Passing just west of Kazan
50°43′N 49°0′E	Kazakhstan
46°25′N 49°0′E	Russia
46°8′N 49°0′E	Caspian Sea
41°27′N 49°0′E	Azerbaijan
39°11′N 49°0′E	Caspian Sea
37°44′N 49°0′E	Iran
30°20′N 49°0′E	Persian Gulf
27°36′N 49°0′E	Saudi Arabia
18°29′N 49°0′E	Yemen
14°19′N 49°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
11°15′N 49°0′E	Somalia
6°4′N 49°0′E	Indian Ocean
12°19′S 49°0′E	Madagascar
19°14′S 49°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 49°0′E	Southern Ocean	Passing just east of White Island, Antarctica
66°54′S 49°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 48th meridian east
• 50th meridian east