45th meridian east

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45th meridian east

The meridian 45° 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.

The 45th meridian east forms a great circle with the 135th meridian west. The meridian is the mid point of the Moscow Time.

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′N45°0′E / 90.000°N 45.000°E / 90.000; 45.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°37′N45°0′E / 80.617°N 45.000°E / 80.617; 45.000 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Alexandra Land
80°35′N45°0′E / 80.583°N 45.000°E / 80.583; 45.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
68°32′N45°0′E / 68.533°N 45.000°E / 68.533; 45.000 (Russia)	Russia	Kanin Peninsula
67°30′N45°0′E / 67.500°N 45.000°E / 67.500; 45.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Chesha Bay
67°18′N45°0′E / 67.300°N 45.000°E / 67.300; 45.000 (Russia)	Russia	Passing through Penza
42°43′N45°0′E / 42.717°N 45.000°E / 42.717; 45.000 (Georgia)	Georgia	Passing through Tbilisi
41°18′N45°0′E / 41.300°N 45.000°E / 41.300; 45.000 (Armenia)	Armenia
41°3′N45°0′E / 41.050°N 45.000°E / 41.050; 45.000 (Azerbaijan)	Azerbaijan	Yukhari Askipara exclave surrounded by   Armenia
41°0′N45°0′E / 41.000°N 45.000°E / 41.000; 45.000 (Armenia)	Armenia	Passing through Lake Sevan
39°44′N45°0′E / 39.733°N 45.000°E / 39.733; 45.000 (Azerbaijan)	Azerbaijan	Nakhchivan exclave
39°25′N45°0′E / 39.417°N 45.000°E / 39.417; 45.000 (Iran)	Iran	Passing just west of Urmia
36°45′N45°0′E / 36.750°N 45.000°E / 36.750; 45.000 (Iraq)	Iraq
29°10′N45°0′E / 29.167°N 45.000°E / 29.167; 45.000 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
17°24′N45°0′E / 17.400°N 45.000°E / 17.400; 45.000 (Yemen)	Yemen	Passing just west of Aden (at 12°48′N45°2′E / 12.800°N 45.033°E / 12.800; 45.033 (Aden) )
12°46′N45°0′E / 12.767°N 45.000°E / 12.767; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
10°27′N45°0′E / 10.450°N 45.000°E / 10.450; 45.000 (Somalia)	Somalia	Somaliland - passing just east of Berbera
8°40′N45°0′E / 8.667°N 45.000°E / 8.667; 45.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
4°56′N45°0′E / 4.933°N 45.000°E / 4.933; 45.000 (Somalia)	Somalia
1°51′N45°0′E / 1.850°N 45.000°E / 1.850; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just west of Mayotte, an overseas department of   France
16°8′S45°0′E / 16.133°S 45.000°E / -16.133; 45.000 (Madagascar)	Madagascar
25°30′S45°0′E / 25.500°S 45.000°E / -25.500; 45.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
60°0′S45°0′E / 60.000°S 45.000°E / -60.000; 45.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
67°46′S45°0′E / 67.767°S 45.000°E / -67.767; 45.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also

• 44th meridian east
• 46th meridian east

References

1. "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.