title: 49th meridian east
text: # 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.
  
  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 / ﻿90.000°N 49.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 49.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°31′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.517°N 49.000°E﻿ / 80.517; 49.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°22′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.367°N 49.000°E﻿ / 80.367; 49.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Nightingale Channel 80°12′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.200°N 49.000°E﻿ / 80.200; 49.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°10′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.167°N 49.000°E﻿ / 80.167; 49.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 69°30′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.500°N 49.000°E﻿ / 69.500; 49.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kolguyev island 68°44′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.733°N 49.000°E﻿ / 68.733; 49.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 67°50′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.833°N 49.000°E﻿ / 67.833; 49.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing just west of Kazan 50°43′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.717°N 49.000°E﻿ / 50.717; 49.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 46°25′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.417°N 49.000°E﻿ / 46.417; 49.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 46°8′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.133°N 49.000°E﻿ / 46.133; 49.000﻿ (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 41°27′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.450°N 49.000°E﻿ / 41.450; 49.000﻿ (Azerbaijan)  Azerbaijan 39°11′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.183°N 49.000°E﻿ / 39.183; 49.000﻿ (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 37°44′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.733°N 49.000°E﻿ / 37.733; 49.000﻿ (Iran)  Iran 30°20′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿30.333°N 49.000°E﻿ / 30.333; 49.000﻿ (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 27°36′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿27.600°N 49.000°E﻿ / 27.600; 49.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 18°29′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.483°N 49.000°E﻿ / 18.483; 49.000﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen 14°19′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.317°N 49.000°E﻿ / 14.317; 49.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 11°15′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.250°N 49.000°E﻿ / 11.250; 49.000﻿ (Yemen)  Somalia 6°4′N 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.067°N 49.000°E﻿ / 6.067; 49.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 12°19′S 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.317°S 49.000°E﻿ / -12.317; 49.000﻿ (Madagascar)  Madagascar 19°14′S 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.233°S 49.000°E﻿ / -19.233; 49.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 49.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 49.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of White Island, Antarctica 66°54′S 49°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.900°S 49.000°E﻿ / -66.900; 49.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  