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.

Line across the Earth
49°
49th meridian east

The 49th meridian east forms a great circle with the 131st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 49°0′E / 90.000°N 49.000°E / 90.000; 49.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°31′N 49°0′E / 80.517°N 49.000°E / 80.517; 49.000 (Russia)   Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°22′N 49°0′E / 80.367°N 49.000°E / 80.367; 49.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Nightingale Channel
80°12′N 49°0′E / 80.200°N 49.000°E / 80.200; 49.000 (Russia)   Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°10′N 49°0′E / 80.167°N 49.000°E / 80.167; 49.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
69°30′N 49°0′E / 69.500°N 49.000°E / 69.500; 49.000 (Russia)   Russia Kolguyev island
68°44′N 49°0′E / 68.733°N 49.000°E / 68.733; 49.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
67°50′N 49°0′E / 67.833°N 49.000°E / 67.833; 49.000 (Russia)   Russia Passing just west of Kazan
50°43′N 49°0′E / 50.717°N 49.000°E / 50.717; 49.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan
46°25′N 49°0′E / 46.417°N 49.000°E / 46.417; 49.000 (Russia)   Russia
46°8′N 49°0′E / 46.133°N 49.000°E / 46.133; 49.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea
41°27′N 49°0′E / 41.450°N 49.000°E / 41.450; 49.000 (Azerbaijan)   Azerbaijan
39°11′N 49°0′E / 39.183°N 49.000°E / 39.183; 49.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea
37°44′N 49°0′E / 37.733°N 49.000°E / 37.733; 49.000 (Iran)   Iran
30°20′N 49°0′E / 30.333°N 49.000°E / 30.333; 49.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
27°36′N 49°0′E / 27.600°N 49.000°E / 27.600; 49.000 (Saudi Arabia)   Saudi Arabia
18°29′N 49°0′E / 18.483°N 49.000°E / 18.483; 49.000 (Yemen)   Yemen
14°19′N 49°0′E / 14.317°N 49.000°E / 14.317; 49.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
11°15′N 49°0′E / 11.250°N 49.000°E / 11.250; 49.000 (Yemen)   Somalia
6°4′N 49°0′E / 6.067°N 49.000°E / 6.067; 49.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
12°19′S 49°0′E / 12.317°S 49.000°E / -12.317; 49.000 (Madagascar)   Madagascar
19°14′S 49°0′E / 19.233°S 49.000°E / -19.233; 49.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 49°0′E / 60.000°S 49.000°E / -60.000; 49.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of White Island, Antarctica
66°54′S 49°0′E / 66.900°S 49.000°E / -66.900; 49.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

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