45th meridian east



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The meridian 45° 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.
The 45th meridian east forms a great circle with the 135th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 45°0′E / 90.000°N 45.000°E / 90.000; 45.000 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean
80°37′N 45°0′E / 80.617°N 45.000°E / 80.617; 45.000 (Russia)Russia
Island of Alexandra Land
80°35′N 45°0′E / 80.583°N 45.000°E / 80.583; 45.000 (Barents Sea)
Barents Sea
68°32′N 45°0′E / 68.533°N 45.000°E / 68.533; 45.000 (Russia)Russia
Kanin Peninsula
67°30′N 45°0′E / 67.500°N 45.000°E / 67.500; 45.000 (Barents Sea)
Barents Sea
Chesha Bay
67°18′N 45°0′E / 67.300°N 45.000°E / 67.300; 45.000 (Russia)Russia
Passing through Penza
42°43′N 45°0′E / 42.717°N 45.000°E / 42.717; 45.000 (Georgia)Georgia
41°18′N 45°0′E / 41.300°N 45.000°E / 41.300; 45.000 (Armenia)Armenia
41°3′N 45°0′E / 41.050°N 45.000°E / 41.050; 45.000 (Azerbaijan)Azerbaijan
Yukhari Askipara exclave surrounded byArmenia
41°0′N 45°0′E / 41.000°N 45.000°E / 41.000; 45.000 (Armenia)Armenia
Passing through Lake Sevan
39°44′N 45°0′E / 39.733°N 45.000°E / 39.733; 45.000 (Azerbaijan)Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan exclave
39°25′N 45°0′E / 39.417°N 45.000°E / 39.417; 45.000 (Iran)Iran
36°45′N 45°0′E / 36.750°N 45.000°E / 36.750; 45.000 (Iraq)Iraq
29°10′N 45°0′E / 29.167°N 45.000°E / 29.167; 45.000 (Saudi Arabia)Saudi Arabia
17°24′N 45°0′E / 17.400°N 45.000°E / 17.400; 45.000 (Yemen)Yemen
Passing just west of Aden (at 12°48′N 45°2′E / 12.800°N 45.033°E / 12.800; 45.033 (Aden))
12°46′N 45°0′E / 12.767°N 45.000°E / 12.767; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Aden
10°27′N 45°0′E / 10.450°N 45.000°E / 10.450; 45.000 (Somalia)Somalia
Somaliland
8°40′N 45°0′E / 8.667°N 45.000°E / 8.667; 45.000 (Ethiopia)Ethiopia
4°56′N 45°0′E / 4.933°N 45.000°E / 4.933; 45.000 (Somalia)Somalia
1°51′N 45°0′E / 1.850°N 45.000°E / 1.850; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian OceanPassing just west of Mayotte, an overseas department of France
16°8′S 45°0′E / 16.133°S 45.000°E / -16.133; 45.000 (Madagascar)Madagascar
25°30′S 45°0′E / 25.500°S 45.000°E / -25.500; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean
60°0′S 45°0′E / 60.000°S 45.000°E / -60.000; 45.000 (Southern Ocean)
Southern Ocean
67°46′S 45°0′E / 67.767°S 45.000°E / -67.767; 45.000 (Antarctica)
Antarctica
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed byAustralia
See also
- 44th meridian east
- 46th meridian east