50th meridian east

The meridian 50° 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 50th meridian east forms a great circle with the 130th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 50°W
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 * 80.91667°N, 50°W
 * 80.91667°N, 50°W
 * Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.5°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.5°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nightingale Channel
 * 80.21667°N, 50°W
 * 80.21667°N, 50°W
 * Bruce Island (Franz Josef Land)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.05°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.05°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Northbrook Island, 🇷🇺
 * 69.3°N, 50°W
 * 69.3°N, 50°W
 * Island of Kolguyev
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.93333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.93333°N, 50°W
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 * 68.08333°N, 50°W
 * 68.08333°N, 50°W
 * 51.25°N, 50°W
 * 51.25°N, 50°W
 * 51.25°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.58333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.58333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.58333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Mangyshlak Peninsula, 🇰🇿
 * 40.58333°N, 50°W
 * 40.58333°N, 50°W
 * Absheron peninsula, passing just east of Baku
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.33333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.33333°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 37.41667°N, 50°W
 * 37.41667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.21667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.21667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.21667°N, 50°W
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 * 26.81667°N, 50°W
 * 26.81667°N, 50°W
 * Passing just west of Dammam (at 26.43333°N, 50.1°W)
 * 18.65°N, 50°W
 * 18.65°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.85°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.85°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.85°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden
 * 11.5°N, 50°W
 * 11.5°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.1°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.1°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.1°N, 50°W
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 * -13.35°N, 50°W
 * -13.35°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -15.76667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -15.76667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -15.76667°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -16.71667°N, 50°W
 * -16.71667°N, 50°W
 * Île Sainte-Marie
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.75°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Western Group of the Crozet Islands, 🇹🇫
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 50°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 50°W
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 * -67.06667°N, 50°W
 * -67.06667°N, 50°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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