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46th meridian east

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The meridian 46° 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.

Line across the Earth
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46th meridian east (interactive map)

The 46th meridian east forms a great circle with the 134th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian east passes through:

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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 46°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°39′N 46°0′E  Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
80°33′N 46°0′E Barents Sea
68°21′N 46°0′E  Russia Kanin Peninsula
67°47′N 46°0′E Barents Sea Chesha Bay
66°51′N 46°0′E  Russia
51°30′N 46°0′E  Russia Saratov
42°2′N 46°0′E  Georgia
41°11′N 46°0′E  Azerbaijan
39°46′N 46°0′E  Armenia
39°12′N 46°0′E  Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave
38°52′N 46°0′E  Iran
35°50′N 46°0′E  Iraq
35°34′N 46°0′E  Iran For about 3 km
35°33′N 46°0′E  Iraq For about 4 km
35°31′N 46°0′E  Iran For about 3 km
35°29′N 46°0′E  Iraq
35°4′N 46°0′E  Iran
33°29′N 46°0′E  Iraq
29°6′N 46°0′E  Saudi Arabia
17°14′N 46°0′E  Yemen
13°25′N 46°0′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
10°47′N 46°0′E  Somalia Somaliland
8°20′N 46°0′E  Ethiopia
5°58′N 46°0′E  Somalia
2°25′N 46°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of Aldabra atoll,  Seychelles
15°51′S 46°0′E  Madagascar
25°18′S 46°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 46°0′E Southern Ocean
67°39′S 46°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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History

According to Douglas Jardine, during World War 1, a line from Badwein to the 46th meridian was drawn "to afford protection to the friendly tribes on our side".[2][3][note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. Badwein, a confluence along this line, was also the burial site of Said Saleh Harti Dhulbahante, progenitor of the Dhulbahante tribe

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