43rd meridian east

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43rd meridian east

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.

From Pole to Pole

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
90°0′N 43°0′E / 90.000°N 43.000°E	Arctic Ocean
80°32′N 43°0′E / 80.533°N 43.000°E	Barents Sea
68°37′N 43°0′E / 68.617°N 43.000°E	White Sea
66°24′N 43°0′E / 66.400°N 43.000°E	Russia
43°6′N 43°0′E / 43.100°N 43.000°E	Georgia
41°24′N 43°0′E / 41.400°N 43.000°E	Turkey
37°20′N 43°0′E / 37.333°N 43.000°E	Iraq
30°28′N 43°0′E / 30.467°N 43.000°E	Saudi Arabia
16°31′N 43°0′E / 16.517°N 43.000°E	Yemen
14°23′N 43°0′E / 14.383°N 43.000°E	Red Sea
12°53′N 43°0′E / 12.883°N 43.000°E	Eritrea
12°39′N 43°0′E / 12.650°N 43.000°E	Djibouti
11°48′N 43°0′E / 11.800°N 43.000°E	Gulf of Tadjoura
11°35′N 43°0′E / 11.583°N 43.000°E	Djibouti
11°3′N 43°0′E / 11.050°N 43.000°E	Somalia	Somaliland
10°6′N 43°0′E / 10.100°N 43.000°E	Ethiopia
4°27′N 43°0′E / 4.450°N 43.000°E	Somalia
0°7′N 43°0′E / 0.117°N 43.000°E	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
60°0′S 43°0′E / 60.000°S 43.000°E	Southern Ocean
68°4′S 43°0′E / 68.067°S 43.000°E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

• 42nd meridian east
• 44th meridian east