47th meridian east
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The meridian 47° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 47th meridian east forms a great circle with the 133rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 47th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 47°0′E / 90.000°N 47.000°E / 90.000; 47.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°46′N 47°0′E / 80.767°N 47.000°E / 80.767; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land 80°35′N 47°0′E / 80.583°N 47.000°E / 80.583; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Cambridge Channel 80°21′N 47°0′E / 80.350°N 47.000°E / 80.350; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°10′N 47°0′E / 80.167°N 47.000°E / 80.167; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 66°51′N 47°0′E / 66.850°N 47.000°E / 66.850; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
49°52′N 47°0′E / 49.867°N 47.000°E / 49.867; 47.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
49°13′N 47°0′E / 49.217°N 47.000°E / 49.217; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
For about 18km 49°3′N 47°0′E / 49.050°N 47.000°E / 49.050; 47.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
48°16′N 47°0′E / 48.267°N 47.000°E / 48.267; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
44°48′N 47°0′E / 44.800°N 47.000°E / 44.800; 47.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Kizlyar Bay 44°21′N 47°0′E / 44.350°N 47.000°E / 44.350; 47.000 (Russia) Russia
41°34′N 47°0′E / 41.567°N 47.000°E / 41.567; 47.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan
Passing through Nagorno-Karabakh 39°10′N 47°0′E / 39.167°N 47.000°E / 39.167; 47.000 (Iran) Iran
32°34′N 47°0′E / 32.567°N 47.000°E / 32.567; 47.000 (Iraq) Iraq
29°41′N 47°0′E / 29.683°N 47.000°E / 29.683; 47.000 (Kuwait) Kuwait
29°3′N 47°0′E / 29.050°N 47.000°E / 29.050; 47.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
Passing just east of Riyadh 16°55′N 47°0′E / 16.917°N 47.000°E / 16.917; 47.000 (Yemen) Yemen
13°33′N 47°0′E / 13.550°N 47.000°E / 13.550; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°56′N 47°0′E / 10.933°N 47.000°E / 10.933; 47.000 (Somalia) Somalia
Somaliland 8°0′N 47°0′E / 8.000°N 47.000°E / 8.000; 47.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
6°59′N 47°0′E / 6.983°N 47.000°E / 6.983; 47.000 (Somalia) Somalia
3°26′N 47°0′E / 3.433°N 47.000°E / 3.433; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Glorioso Islands atoll, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
15°18′S 47°0′E / 15.300°S 47.000°E / -15.300; 47.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar
25°2′S 47°0′E / 25.033°S 47.000°E / -25.033; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 47°0′E / 60.000°S 47.000°E / -60.000; 47.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°17′S 47°0′E / 67.283°S 47.000°E / -67.283; 47.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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