39th meridian east

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39th meridian east

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.

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 / 90.000°N 39.000°E / 90.000; 39.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 39°0′E / 80.383°N 39.000°E / 80.383; 39.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
68°33′N 39°0′E / 68.550°N 39.000°E / 68.550; 39.000 (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula
68°6′N 39°0′E / 68.100°N 39.000°E / 68.100; 39.000 (White Sea) White Sea
64°43′N 39°0′E / 64.717°N 39.000°E / 64.717; 39.000 (Russia)  Russia
49°48′N 39°0′E / 49.800°N 39.000°E / 49.800; 39.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
47°52′N 39°0′E / 47.867°N 39.000°E / 47.867; 39.000 (Russia)  Russia
47°16′N 39°0′E / 47.267°N 39.000°E / 47.267; 39.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
46°59′N 39°0′E / 46.983°N 39.000°E / 46.983; 39.000 (Russia)  Russia Passing just east of Krasnodar (at 45°2′N 38°58′E / 45.033°N 38.967°E / 45.033; 38.967 (Krasnodar))
44°9′N 39°0′E / 44.150°N 39.000°E / 44.150; 39.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°2′N 39°0′E / 41.033°N 39.000°E / 41.033; 39.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
36°42′N 39°0′E / 36.700°N 39.000°E / 36.700; 39.000 (Syria)  Syria
33°28′N 39°0′E / 33.467°N 39.000°E / 33.467; 39.000 (Iraq)  Iraq
33°9′N 39°0′E / 33.150°N 39.000°E / 33.150; 39.000 (Jordan)  Jordan
32°0′N 39°0′E / 32.000°N 39.000°E / 32.000; 39.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
22°42′N 39°0′E / 22.700°N 39.000°E / 22.700; 39.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
21°59′N 39°0′E / 21.983°N 39.000°E / 21.983; 39.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
21°50′N 39°0′E / 21.833°N 39.000°E / 21.833; 39.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
17°7′N 39°0′E / 17.117°N 39.000°E / 17.117; 39.000 (Eritrea)  Eritrea Passing just east of Asmara
14°35′N 39°0′E / 14.583°N 39.000°E / 14.583; 39.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
3°32′N 39°0′E / 3.533°N 39.000°E / 3.533; 39.000 (Kenya)  Kenya
4°31′S 39°0′E / 4.517°S 39.000°E / -4.517; 39.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
5°27′S 39°0′E / 5.450°S 39.000°E / -5.450; 39.000 (Zanzibar Channel) Zanzibar Channel Between the Tanzania mainland, and the island of Zanzibar
6°27′S 39°0′E / 6.450°S 39.000°E / -6.450; 39.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
11°10′S 39°0′E / 11.167°S 39.000°E / -11.167; 39.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
17°0′S 39°0′E / 17.000°S 39.000°E / -17.000; 39.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 39°0′E / 60.000°S 39.000°E / -60.000; 39.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°55′S 39°0′E / 69.917°S 39.000°E / -69.917; 39.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

References

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