50th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 50° 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 50th meridian east forms a great circle with the 130th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 50°0′E / 90.000°N 50.000°E / 90.000; 50.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°55′N 50°0′E / 80.917°N 50.000°E / 80.917; 50.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°30′N 50°0′E / 80.500°N 50.000°E / 80.500; 50.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Nightingale Channel 80°13′N 50°0′E / 80.217°N 50.000°E / 80.217; 50.000 (Russia) Russia Bruce Island (Franz Josef Land) 80°3′N 50°0′E / 80.050°N 50.000°E / 80.050; 50.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of Northbrook Island, Russia 69°18′N 50°0′E / 69.300°N 50.000°E / 69.300; 50.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Kolguyev 68°56′N 50°0′E / 68.933°N 50.000°E / 68.933; 50.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°5′N 50°0′E / 68.083°N 50.000°E / 68.083; 50.000 (Russia) Russia 51°15′N 50°0′E / 51.250°N 50.000°E / 51.250; 50.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 46°35′N 50°0′E / 46.583°N 50.000°E / 46.583; 50.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Passing just west of the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Kazakhstan 40°35′N 50°0′E / 40.583°N 50.000°E / 40.583; 50.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Absheron peninsula, passing just east of Baku 40°20′N 50°0′E / 40.333°N 50.000°E / 40.333; 50.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 37°25′N 50°0′E / 37.417°N 50.000°E / 37.417; 50.000 (Iran) Iran 30°13′N 50°0′E / 30.217°N 50.000°E / 30.217; 50.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 26°49′N 50°0′E / 26.817°N 50.000°E / 26.817; 50.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia Passing just west of Dammam (at 26°26′N 50°6′E / 26.433°N 50.100°E / 26.433; 50.100 (Dammam)) 18°39′N 50°0′E / 18.650°N 50.000°E / 18.650; 50.000 (Yemen) Yemen 14°51′N 50°0′E / 14.850°N 50.000°E / 14.850; 50.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 11°30′N 50°0′E / 11.500°N 50.000°E / 11.500; 50.000 (Somalia) Somalia 8°6′N 50°0′E / 8.100°N 50.000°E / 8.100; 50.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 13°21′S 50°0′E / 13.350°S 50.000°E / -13.350; 50.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar 15°46′S 50°0′E / 15.767°S 50.000°E / -15.767; 50.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 16°43′S 50°0′E / 16.717°S 50.000°E / -16.717; 50.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar Île Sainte-Marie 16°45′S 50°0′E / 16.750°S 50.000°E / -16.750; 50.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Western Group of the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 60°0′S 50°0′E / 60.000°S 50.000°E / -60.000; 50.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°4′S 50°0′E / 67.067°S 50.000°E / -67.067; 50.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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