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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 49°W
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 * 80.51667°N, 49°W
 * 80.51667°N, 49°W
 * Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.36667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.36667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nightingale Channel
 * 80.2°N, 49°W
 * 80.2°N, 49°W
 * Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.16667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.16667°N, 49°W
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 * 69.5°N, 49°W
 * 69.5°N, 49°W
 * Kolguyev island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.73333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.73333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 67.83333°N, 49°W
 * 67.83333°N, 49°W
 * Passing just west of Kazan
 * 50.71667°N, 49°W
 * 50.71667°N, 49°W
 * 46.41667°N, 49°W
 * 46.41667°N, 49°W
 * 46.41667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.13333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.13333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.13333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 41.45°N, 49°W
 * 41.45°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.18333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.18333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.18333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 37.73333°N, 49°W
 * 37.73333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.33333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.33333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.33333°N, 49°W
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 * 27.6°N, 49°W
 * 27.6°N, 49°W
 * 18.48333°N, 49°W
 * 18.48333°N, 49°W
 * 18.48333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.31667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.31667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.31667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden
 * 11.25°N, 49°W
 * 11.25°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.06667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.06667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.06667°N, 49°W
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 * -12.31667°N, 49°W
 * -12.31667°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -19.23333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -19.23333°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -19.23333°N, 49°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 49°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of White Island, Antarctica
 * -66.9°N, 49°W
 * -66.9°N, 49°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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