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.

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49th meridian east

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

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