45th meridian east

The meridian 45° 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.

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45th meridian east

The 45th meridian east forms a great circle with the 135th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 45°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°37′N 45°0′E	Russia	Island of Alexandra Land
80°35′N 45°0′E	Barents Sea
68°32′N 45°0′E	Russia	Kanin Peninsula
67°30′N 45°0′E	Barents Sea	Chesha Bay
67°18′N 45°0′E	Russia	Passing through Penza
42°43′N 45°0′E	Georgia
41°18′N 45°0′E	Armenia
41°3′N 45°0′E	Azerbaijan	Yukhari Askipara exclave surrounded by Armenia
41°0′N 45°0′E	Armenia	Passing through Lake Sevan
39°44′N 45°0′E	Azerbaijan	Nakhchivan exclave
39°25′N 45°0′E	Iran
36°45′N 45°0′E	Iraq
29°10′N 45°0′E	Saudi Arabia
17°24′N 45°0′E	Yemen	Passing just west of Aden (at 12°48′N 45°2′E)
12°46′N 45°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
10°27′N 45°0′E	Somalia	Somaliland
8°40′N 45°0′E	Ethiopia
4°56′N 45°0′E	Somalia
1°51′N 45°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just west of Mayotte, an overseas department of France
16°8′S 45°0′E	Madagascar
25°30′S 45°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 45°0′E	Southern Ocean
67°46′S 45°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia