47th meridian east
# 47th meridian east

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
