48th meridian east

The meridian 48° 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.

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48th meridian east

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The 48th meridian east forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 48°0′E / 90.000°N 48.000°E / 90.000; 48.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°48′N 48°0′E / 80.800°N 48.000°E / 80.800; 48.000 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
80°43′N 48°0′E / 80.717°N 48.000°E / 80.717; 48.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Cambridge Channel
80°32′N 48°0′E / 80.533°N 48.000°E / 80.533; 48.000 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°4′N 48°0′E / 80.067°N 48.000°E / 80.067; 48.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Passing just west of the island of Kolguyev, Russia
67°38′N 48°0′E / 67.633°N 48.000°E / 67.633; 48.000 (Russia)	Russia
50°9′N 48°0′E / 50.150°N 48.000°E / 50.150; 48.000 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
47°46′N 48°0′E / 47.767°N 48.000°E / 47.767; 48.000 (Russia)	Russia	Passes through the center of the city of Astrakhan, Russia
45°42′N 48°0′E / 45.700°N 48.000°E / 45.700; 48.000 (Caspian Sea)	Caspian Sea
42°24′N 48°0′E / 42.400°N 48.000°E / 42.400; 48.000 (Russia)	Russia
41°24′N 48°0′E / 41.400°N 48.000°E / 41.400; 48.000 (Azerbaijan)	Azerbaijan
39°41′N 48°0′E / 39.683°N 48.000°E / 39.683; 48.000 (Iran)	Iran
31°0′N 48°0′E / 31.000°N 48.000°E / 31.000; 48.000 (Iraq)	Iraq	The meridian runs parallel to the border with Iran, which is about 3km to the east
30°0′N 48°0′E / 30.000°N 48.000°E / 30.000; 48.000 (Kuwait)	Kuwait
29°34′N 48°0′E / 29.567°N 48.000°E / 29.567; 48.000 (Persian Gulf)	Persian Gulf	Kuwait Bay
29°23′N 48°0′E / 29.383°N 48.000°E / 29.383; 48.000 (Kuwait)	Kuwait	Passing through Kuwait City
28°32′N 48°0′E / 28.533°N 48.000°E / 28.533; 48.000 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
17°51′N 48°0′E / 17.850°N 48.000°E / 17.850; 48.000 (Yemen)	Yemen
14°3′N 48°0′E / 14.050°N 48.000°E / 14.050; 48.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
11°7′N 48°0′E / 11.117°N 48.000°E / 11.117; 48.000 (Somalia)	Somalia
4°31′N 48°0′E / 4.517°N 48.000°E / 4.517; 48.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Astove Island, Seychelles
13°32′S 48°0′E / 13.533°S 48.000°E / -13.533; 48.000 (Madagascar)	Madagascar
22°12′S 48°0′E / 22.200°S 48.000°E / -22.200; 48.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 48°0′E / 60.000°S 48.000°E / -60.000; 48.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
67°17′S 48°0′E / 67.283°S 48.000°E / -67.283; 48.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

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