title: 43rd meridian east
text: # 43rd meridian east
  
  The meridian 43° 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 43rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 137th meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 43rd meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 43.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 43.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°32′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.533°N 43.000°E﻿ / 80.533; 43.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°37′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.617°N 43.000°E﻿ / 68.617; 43.000﻿ (White Sea) White Sea 66°24′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.400°N 43.000°E﻿ / 66.400; 43.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 43°6′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.100°N 43.000°E﻿ / 43.100; 43.000﻿ (Georgia)  Georgia 41°24′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.400°N 43.000°E﻿ / 41.400; 43.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey Passing through Lake Van 37°20′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.333°N 43.000°E﻿ / 37.333; 43.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 30°28′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿30.467°N 43.000°E﻿ / 30.467; 43.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 16°31′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.517°N 43.000°E﻿ / 16.517; 43.000﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen 14°23′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.383°N 43.000°E﻿ / 14.383; 43.000﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 12°53′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.883°N 43.000°E﻿ / 12.883; 43.000﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea 12°39′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.650°N 43.000°E﻿ / 12.650; 43.000﻿ (Djibouti)  Djibouti 11°48′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.800°N 43.000°E﻿ / 11.800; 43.000﻿ (Gulf of Tadjoura) Gulf of Tadjoura 11°35′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.583°N 43.000°E﻿ / 11.583; 43.000﻿ (Djibouti)  Djibouti 11°3′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.050°N 43.000°E﻿ / 11.050; 43.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia Somaliland 10°6′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.100°N 43.000°E﻿ / 10.100; 43.000﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia 4°27′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.450°N 43.000°E﻿ / 4.450; 43.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia 0°7′N 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.117°N 43.000°E﻿ / 0.117; 43.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Grand Comore island, Comoros Passing just east of Juan de Nova Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands Passing just west of the coast of Madagascar 60°0′S 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 43.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 43.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°4′S 43°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.067°S 43.000°E﻿ / -68.067; 43.000﻿ (Somalia) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  