title: 46th meridian east
text: # 46th meridian east
  
  The meridian 46° 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 46th meridian east forms a great circle with the 134th meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 46.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 46.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°39′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.650°N 46.000°E﻿ / 80.650; 46.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land 80°33′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.550°N 46.000°E﻿ / 80.550; 46.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°21′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.350°N 46.000°E﻿ / 68.350; 46.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°47′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.783°N 46.000°E﻿ / 67.783; 46.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Chesha Bay 66°51′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.850°N 46.000°E﻿ / 66.850; 46.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 51°30′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.500°N 46.000°E﻿ / 51.500; 46.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Saratov 42°2′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.033°N 46.000°E﻿ / 42.033; 46.000﻿ (Georgia)  Georgia 41°11′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.183°N 46.000°E﻿ / 41.183; 46.000﻿ (Azerbaijan)  Azerbaijan 39°46′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.767°N 46.000°E﻿ / 39.767; 46.000﻿ (Armenia)  Armenia 39°12′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.200°N 46.000°E﻿ / 39.200; 46.000﻿ (Azerbaijan)  Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave 38°52′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.867°N 46.000°E﻿ / 38.867; 46.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 35°50′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.833°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.833; 46.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 35°34′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.567°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.567; 46.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran For about 3 km 35°33′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.550°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.550; 46.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq For about 4 km 35°31′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.517°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.517; 46.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran For about 3 km 35°29′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.483°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.483; 46.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 35°4′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.067°N 46.000°E﻿ / 35.067; 46.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 33°29′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.483°N 46.000°E﻿ / 33.483; 46.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 29°6′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.100°N 46.000°E﻿ / 29.100; 46.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 17°14′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.233°N 46.000°E﻿ / 17.233; 46.000﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen 13°25′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿13.417°N 46.000°E﻿ / 13.417; 46.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°47′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.783°N 46.000°E﻿ / 10.783; 46.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia Somaliland 8°20′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.333°N 46.000°E﻿ / 8.333; 46.000﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia 5°58′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.967°N 46.000°E﻿ / 5.967; 46.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia 2°25′N 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.417°N 46.000°E﻿ / 2.417; 46.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles 15°51′S 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.850°S 46.000°E﻿ / -15.850; 46.000﻿ (Madagascar)  Madagascar 25°18′S 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.300°S 46.000°E﻿ / -25.300; 46.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 46.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 46.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°39′S 46°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.650°S 46.000°E﻿ / -67.650; 46.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  
  ## History
  
  According to Douglas Jardine, during World War 1, a line from Badwein to the 46th meridian was drawn "to afford protection to the friendly tribes on our side".
  
  