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

See also

• 47th meridian east
• 49th meridian east