40th meridian east

The meridian 40° 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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40th meridian east

The 40th meridian east forms a great circle with the 140th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 40°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°27′N 40°0′E Barents Sea
67°49′N 40°0′E  Russia Island of Ostrov Lumbovskiy and the Kola Peninsula
66°25′N 40°0′E White Sea
65°49′N 40°0′E  Russia
65°10′N 40°0′E White Sea Dvina Bay
64°45′N 40°0′E  Russia
49°36′N 40°0′E  Ukraine
49°9′N 40°0′E  Russia
48°53′N 40°0′E  Ukraine For about 10km
48°48′N 40°0′E  Russia
48°17′N 40°0′E  Ukraine For about 6km
48°13′N 40°0′E  Russia Passing east of Adler, less than a kilometer west of the border with  Georgia (at 43°24′N 40°0′E)
43°23′N 40°0′E Black Sea
40°57′N 40°0′E  Turkey
36°49′N 40°0′E  Syria
33°57′N 40°0′E  Iraq
32°1′N 40°0′E  Saudi Arabia
20°15′N 40°0′E Red Sea
16°3′N 40°0′E  Eritrea Dahlak Archipelago and the mainland
14°27′N 40°0′E  Ethiopia
3°56′N 40°0′E  Kenya
3°22′S 40°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Pemba, Latham and Mafia,  Tanzania
10°8′S 40°0′E  Tanzania
10°49′S 40°0′E  Mozambique
16°12′S 40°0′E Indian Ocean Passing between the atoll of Bassas da India and Europa Island,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 40°0′E Southern Ocean
68°52′S 40°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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