39th meridian east
The meridian 39° 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.
39°
The 39th meridian east forms a great circle with the 141st meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 39°0′E Arctic Ocean 80°23′N 39°0′E Barents Sea 68°33′N 39°0′E Russia Kola Peninsula 68°6′N 39°0′E White Sea 64°43′N 39°0′E Russia 49°48′N 39°0′E Ukraine 47°52′N 39°0′E Russia 47°16′N 39°0′E Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay 46°59′N 39°0′E Russia Passing just east of Krasnodar (at 45°2′N 38°58′E) 44°9′N 39°0′E Black Sea 41°2′N 39°0′E Turkey 36°42′N 39°0′E Syria 33°28′N 39°0′E Iraq 33°9′N 39°0′E Jordan 32°0′N 39°0′E Saudi Arabia 22°42′N 39°0′E Red Sea 21°59′N 39°0′E Saudi Arabia 21°50′N 39°0′E Red Sea 17°7′N 39°0′E Eritrea Passing just east of Asmara 14°35′N 39°0′E Ethiopia 3°32′N 39°0′E Kenya 4°31′S 39°0′E Tanzania 5°27′S 39°0′E Zanzibar Channel Between the Tanzania mainland, and the island of Zanzibar 6°27′S 39°0′E Tanzania 11°10′S 39°0′E Mozambique 17°0′S 39°0′E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 39°0′E Southern Ocean 69°55′S 39°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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