45th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 45° 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 45th meridian east forms a great circle with the 135th meridian west. The meridian is the mid point of the Moscow Time.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 45°0′E / 90.000°N 45.000°E / 90.000; 45.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°37′N 45°0′E / 80.617°N 45.000°E / 80.617; 45.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Alexandra Land 80°35′N 45°0′E / 80.583°N 45.000°E / 80.583; 45.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°32′N 45°0′E / 68.533°N 45.000°E / 68.533; 45.000 (Russia) Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°30′N 45°0′E / 67.500°N 45.000°E / 67.500; 45.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Chesha Bay 67°18′N 45°0′E / 67.300°N 45.000°E / 67.300; 45.000 (Russia) Russia Passing through Penza 42°43′N 45°0′E / 42.717°N 45.000°E / 42.717; 45.000 (Georgia) Georgia Passing through Tbilisi 41°18′N 45°0′E / 41.300°N 45.000°E / 41.300; 45.000 (Armenia) Armenia 41°3′N 45°0′E / 41.050°N 45.000°E / 41.050; 45.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Yukhari Askipara exclave surrounded by Armenia 41°0′N 45°0′E / 41.000°N 45.000°E / 41.000; 45.000 (Armenia) Armenia Passing through Lake Sevan 39°44′N 45°0′E / 39.733°N 45.000°E / 39.733; 45.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave 39°25′N 45°0′E / 39.417°N 45.000°E / 39.417; 45.000 (Iran) Iran Passing just west of Urmia 36°45′N 45°0′E / 36.750°N 45.000°E / 36.750; 45.000 (Iraq) Iraq 29°10′N 45°0′E / 29.167°N 45.000°E / 29.167; 45.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 17°24′N 45°0′E / 17.400°N 45.000°E / 17.400; 45.000 (Yemen) Yemen Passing just west of Aden (at 12°48′N 45°2′E / 12.800°N 45.033°E / 12.800; 45.033 (Aden)) 12°46′N 45°0′E / 12.767°N 45.000°E / 12.767; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°27′N 45°0′E / 10.450°N 45.000°E / 10.450; 45.000 (Somalia) Somalia Somaliland - passing just east of Berbera 8°40′N 45°0′E / 8.667°N 45.000°E / 8.667; 45.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia 4°56′N 45°0′E / 4.933°N 45.000°E / 4.933; 45.000 (Somalia) Somalia 1°51′N 45°0′E / 1.850°N 45.000°E / 1.850; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Mayotte, an overseas department of France 16°8′S 45°0′E / 16.133°S 45.000°E / -16.133; 45.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar 25°30′S 45°0′E / 25.500°S 45.000°E / -25.500; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 45°0′E / 60.000°S 45.000°E / -60.000; 45.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°46′S 45°0′E / 67.767°S 45.000°E / -67.767; 45.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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