41st meridian east
# 41st meridian east

The meridian 41° 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.

Part of the border between Kenya and Somalia runs about 1 km west of the meridian, parallel to it.

The 41st meridian east forms a great circle with the 139th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 41st meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 41.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 41.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°29′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.483°N 41.000°E﻿ / 80.483; 41.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 67°40′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.667°N 41.000°E﻿ / 67.667; 41.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula 66°43′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.717°N 41.000°E﻿ / 66.717; 41.000﻿ (Barents Sea) White Sea 66°0′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.000°N 41.000°E﻿ / 66.000; 41.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 43°26′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.433°N 41.000°E﻿ / 43.433; 41.000﻿ (Abkhazia/Georgia)  Abkhazia or Georgia Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia. Passing through Sukhumi. 43°0′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 41.000°E﻿ / 43.000; 41.000﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°12′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.200°N 41.000°E﻿ / 41.200; 41.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey 37°7′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.117°N 41.000°E﻿ / 37.117; 41.000﻿ (Syria)  Syria 34°25′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.417°N 41.000°E﻿ / 34.417; 41.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 31°37′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.617°N 41.000°E﻿ / 31.617; 41.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 19°20′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.333°N 41.000°E﻿ / 19.333; 41.000﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 15°34′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.567°N 41.000°E﻿ / 15.567; 41.000﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea Dahlak Archipelago 15°33′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.550°N 41.000°E﻿ / 15.550; 41.000﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 14°40′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.667°N 41.000°E﻿ / 14.667; 41.000﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea 13°57′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿13.950°N 41.000°E﻿ / 13.950; 41.000﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia 4°6′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.100°N 41.000°E﻿ / 4.100; 41.000﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya 2°50′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.833°N 41.000°E﻿ / 2.833; 41.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia The meridian runs parallel to the border with Kenya, which is about 1 km to the west 0°50′S 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.833°S 41.000°E﻿ / -0.833; 41.000﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya Mainland and Pate Island 2°12′S 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.200°S 41.000°E﻿ / -2.200; 41.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Mozambique coast 60°0′S 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 41.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 41.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°38′S 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.633°S 41.000°E﻿ / -68.633; 41.000﻿ (Kenya) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
