The meridian 43° 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 43rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 137th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 43rd meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Barents Sea | ||
| White Sea | ||
| Russia | ||
| Georgia | ||
| Turkey | ||
| Iraq | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| Yemen | ||
| Red Sea | ||
| Eritrea | ||
| Djibouti | ||
| Gulf of Tadjoura | ||
| Djibouti | ||
| Somalia | Somaliland | |
| Ethiopia | ||
| Somalia | ||
| Indian Ocean | Passing just west of Grand Comore island, Comoros Passing just east of Juan de Nova Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands Passing just west of the coast of Madagascar |
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| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
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