49th meridian east

The meridian 49° 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.

49°

49th meridian east

The 49th meridian east forms a great circle with the 131st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 49°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°31′N 49°0′E	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°22′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea	Nightingale Channel
80°12′N 49°0′E	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°10′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea
69°30′N 49°0′E	Russia	Kolguyev island
68°44′N 49°0′E	Barents Sea
67°50′N 49°0′E	Russia	Passing just west of Kazan
50°43′N 49°0′E	Kazakhstan
46°25′N 49°0′E	Russia
46°8′N 49°0′E	Caspian Sea
41°27′N 49°0′E	Azerbaijan
39°11′N 49°0′E	Caspian Sea
37°44′N 49°0′E	Iran
30°20′N 49°0′E	Persian Gulf
27°36′N 49°0′E	Saudi Arabia
18°29′N 49°0′E	Yemen
14°19′N 49°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
11°15′N 49°0′E	Somalia
6°4′N 49°0′E	Indian Ocean
12°19′S 49°0′E	Madagascar
19°14′S 49°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 49°0′E	Southern Ocean	Passing just east of White Island, Antarctica
66°54′S 49°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 48th meridian east
• 50th meridian east