47th meridian east

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47th meridian east

The meridian 47° 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 47th meridian east forms a great circle with the 133rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 47th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 47°0′E / 90.000°N 47.000°E / 90.000; 47.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°46′N 47°0′E / 80.767°N 47.000°E / 80.767; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
80°35′N 47°0′E / 80.583°N 47.000°E / 80.583; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Cambridge Channel
80°21′N 47°0′E / 80.350°N 47.000°E / 80.350; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°10′N 47°0′E / 80.167°N 47.000°E / 80.167; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
66°51′N 47°0′E / 66.850°N 47.000°E / 66.850; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia
49°52′N 47°0′E / 49.867°N 47.000°E / 49.867; 47.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
49°13′N 47°0′E / 49.217°N 47.000°E / 49.217; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia For about 18km
49°3′N 47°0′E / 49.050°N 47.000°E / 49.050; 47.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
48°16′N 47°0′E / 48.267°N 47.000°E / 48.267; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia
44°48′N 47°0′E / 44.800°N 47.000°E / 44.800; 47.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Kizlyar Bay
44°21′N 47°0′E / 44.350°N 47.000°E / 44.350; 47.000 (Russia)  Russia
41°34′N 47°0′E / 41.567°N 47.000°E / 41.567; 47.000 (Azerbaijan)  Azerbaijan Passing through Nagorno-Karabakh
39°10′N 47°0′E / 39.167°N 47.000°E / 39.167; 47.000 (Iran)  Iran
32°34′N 47°0′E / 32.567°N 47.000°E / 32.567; 47.000 (Iraq)  Iraq
29°41′N 47°0′E / 29.683°N 47.000°E / 29.683; 47.000 (Kuwait)  Kuwait
29°3′N 47°0′E / 29.050°N 47.000°E / 29.050; 47.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia Passing just east of Riyadh
16°55′N 47°0′E / 16.917°N 47.000°E / 16.917; 47.000 (Yemen)  Yemen
13°33′N 47°0′E / 13.550°N 47.000°E / 13.550; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
10°56′N 47°0′E / 10.933°N 47.000°E / 10.933; 47.000 (Somalia)  Somalia Somaliland
8°0′N 47°0′E / 8.000°N 47.000°E / 8.000; 47.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
6°59′N 47°0′E / 6.983°N 47.000°E / 6.983; 47.000 (Somalia)  Somalia
3°26′N 47°0′E / 3.433°N 47.000°E / 3.433; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Glorioso Islands atoll,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
15°18′S 47°0′E / 15.300°S 47.000°E / -15.300; 47.000 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
25°2′S 47°0′E / 25.033°S 47.000°E / -25.033; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 47°0′E / 60.000°S 47.000°E / -60.000; 47.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°17′S 47°0′E / 67.283°S 47.000°E / -67.283; 47.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

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