39th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 39° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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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39th meridian east (interactive map)
The 39th meridian east forms a great circle with the 141st meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 39°0′E Arctic Ocean 80°23′N 39°0′E Barents Sea 68°33′N 39°0′E 
RussiaKola Peninsula 68°6′N 39°0′E White Sea 64°43′N 39°0′E Russia49°48′N 39°0′E 
Ukraine47°52′N 39°0′E Russia47°16′N 39°0′E Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay 46°59′N 39°0′E RussiaPassing just east of Krasnodar (at 45°2′N 38°58′E) 44°9′N 39°0′E Black Sea 41°2′N 39°0′E 
Turkey36°42′N 39°0′E 
Syria33°28′N 39°0′E 
Iraq33°9′N 39°0′E 
Jordan32°0′N 39°0′E 
Saudi Arabia22°42′N 39°0′E Red Sea 21°59′N 39°0′E Saudi Arabia21°50′N 39°0′E Red Sea 17°7′N 39°0′E 
EritreaPassing just east of Asmara 14°35′N 39°0′E 
Ethiopia3°32′N 39°0′E 
Kenya4°31′S 39°0′E 
Tanzania5°27′S 39°0′E Zanzibar Channel Between the Tanzania mainland, and the island of Zanzibar 6°27′S 39°0′E Tanzania11°10′S 39°0′E 
Mozambique17°0′S 39°0′E Indian Ocean 60°0′S 39°0′E Southern Ocean 69°55′S 39°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by 
Norway
