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.

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39th meridian east

The 39th meridian east forms a great circle with the 141st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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
90°0′N 39°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 39°0′E Barents Sea
68°33′N 39°0′E  Russia Kola Peninsula
68°6′N 39°0′E White Sea
64°43′N 39°0′E  Russia
49°48′N 39°0′E  Ukraine
47°52′N 39°0′E  Russia
47°16′N 39°0′E Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
46°59′N 39°0′E  Russia Passing just east of Krasnodar (at 45°2′N 38°58′E)
44°9′N 39°0′E Black Sea
41°2′N 39°0′E  Turkey
36°42′N 39°0′E  Syria
33°28′N 39°0′E  Iraq
33°9′N 39°0′E  Jordan
32°0′N 39°0′E  Saudi Arabia
22°42′N 39°0′E Red Sea
21°59′N 39°0′E  Saudi Arabia
21°50′N 39°0′E Red Sea
17°7′N 39°0′E  Eritrea Passing just east of Asmara
14°35′N 39°0′E  Ethiopia
3°32′N 39°0′E  Kenya
4°31′S 39°0′E  Tanzania
5°27′S 39°0′E Zanzibar Channel Between the Tanzania mainland, and the island of Zanzibar
6°27′S 39°0′E  Tanzania
11°10′S 39°0′E  Mozambique
17°0′S 39°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 39°0′E Southern Ocean
69°55′S 39°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
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