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.

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48th meridian east

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
90°0′N 48°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°48′N 48°0′E  Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
80°43′N 48°0′E Barents Sea Cambridge Channel
80°32′N 48°0′E  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°4′N 48°0′E Barents Sea Passing just west of the island of Kolguyev,  Russia
67°38′N 48°0′E  Russia
50°9′N 48°0′E  Kazakhstan
47°46′N 48°0′E  Russia Passes through the center of the city of Astrakhan, Russia
45°42′N 48°0′E Caspian Sea
42°24′N 48°0′E  Russia
41°24′N 48°0′E  Azerbaijan
39°41′N 48°0′E  Iran
31°0′N 48°0′E  Iraq The meridian runs parallel to the border with Iran, which is about 3km to the east
30°0′N 48°0′E  Kuwait
29°34′N 48°0′E Persian Gulf Kuwait Bay
29°23′N 48°0′E  Kuwait Passing through Kuwait City
28°32′N 48°0′E  Saudi Arabia
17°51′N 48°0′E  Yemen
14°3′N 48°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
11°7′N 48°0′E  Somalia
4°31′N 48°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of Astove Island,  Seychelles
13°32′S 48°0′E  Madagascar
22°12′S 48°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 48°0′E Southern Ocean
67°17′S 48°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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