48th meridian east

Template:Short description Template:Location map-line Template:Side box The meridian 48° 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.

The 48th meridian east forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
		Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land
	Barents Sea	Cambridge Channel
		Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
	Barents Sea	Passing just west of the island of Kolguyev,
		Passes through the center of the city of Astrakhan, Russia
	Caspian Sea
		The meridian runs parallel to the border with Iran, which is about 3km to the east
	Persian Gulf	Kuwait Bay
		Passing through Kuwait City
	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Astove Island,
	Indian Ocean
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

• 47th meridian east
• 49th meridian east