46th meridian east
The meridian 46° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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The 46th meridian east forms a great circle with the 134th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 46°0′E Arctic Ocean 80°39′N 46°0′E Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land 80°33′N 46°0′E Barents Sea 68°21′N 46°0′E Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°47′N 46°0′E Barents Sea Chesha Bay 66°51′N 46°0′E Russia 42°2′N 46°0′E Georgia 41°11′N 46°0′E Azerbaijan 39°46′N 46°0′E Armenia 39°12′N 46°0′E Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave 38°52′N 46°0′E Iran 35°50′N 46°0′E Iraq 35°34′N 46°0′E Iran For about 3km 35°33′N 46°0′E Iraq For about 4km 35°31′N 46°0′E Iran For about 3km 35°29′N 46°0′E Iraq 35°4′N 46°0′E Iran 33°29′N 46°0′E Iraq 29°6′N 46°0′E Saudi Arabia 17°14′N 46°0′E Yemen 13°25′N 46°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°47′N 46°0′E Somalia Somaliland 8°20′N 46°0′E Ethiopia 5°58′N 46°0′E Somalia 2°25′N 46°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles 15°51′S 46°0′E Madagascar 25°18′S 46°0′E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 46°0′E Southern Ocean 67°39′S 46°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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