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50th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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:

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Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
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Bruce Island (Franz Josef Land)
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Island of Kolguyev
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caspian Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Absheron peninsula, passing just east of Baku
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| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Dammam (at )

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | Île Sainte-Marie |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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