48th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
48°
48th meridian east

The meridian 48° 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 48th meridian east forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Cambridge Channel
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Passing just west of the island of Kolguyev,  Russia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Kazakhstan
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caspian Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Azerbaijan
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Iran
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Iraq The meridian runs parallel to the border with Iran, which is about 3km to the east
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Kuwait
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Kuwait Bay
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Kuwait Passing through Kuwait City
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Saudi Arabia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Yemen
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Somalia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing just east of Astove Island,  Seychelles
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Madagascar
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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