39th meridian east

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39th meridian east

The meridian 39° 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 39th meridian east forms a great circle with the 141st meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 39th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
 Russia Kola Peninsula
White Sea
 Russia
 Ukraine
 Russia
Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
 Russia
Black Sea
 Turkey
 Syria
 Iraq
 Jordan
 Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
 Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
 Eritrea Passing just east of Asmara
 Ethiopia
 Kenya
 Tanzania
Zanzibar Channel Between the Tanzania mainland, and the island of Zanzibar
 Tanzania
 Mozambique
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also