50th meridian east

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.

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50th meridian east

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 50°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°55′N 50°0′E	Russia	Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land
80°30′N 50°0′E	Barents Sea	Nightingale Channel
80°13′N 50°0′E	Russia	Bruce Island, Franz Josef Land
80°3′N 50°0′E	Barents Sea	Passing just west of Northbrook Island, Russia
69°18′N 50°0′E	Russia	Island of Kolguyev
68°56′N 50°0′E	Barents Sea
68°5′N 50°0′E	Russia
51°15′N 50°0′E	Kazakhstan
46°35′N 50°0′E	Caspian Sea	Passing just west of the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Kazakhstan
40°35′N 50°0′E	Azerbaijan	Absheron peninsula, passing just east of Baku
40°20′N 50°0′E	Caspian Sea
37°25′N 50°0′E	Iran
30°13′N 50°0′E	Persian Gulf
26°49′N 50°0′E	Saudi Arabia	Passing just west of Dammam (at 26°26′N 50°6′E)
18°39′N 50°0′E	Yemen
14°51′N 50°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
11°30′N 50°0′E	Somalia
8°6′N 50°0′E	Indian Ocean
13°21′S 50°0′E	Madagascar
15°46′S 50°0′E	Indian Ocean
16°43′S 50°0′E	Madagascar	Île Sainte-Marie
16°45′S 50°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just west of the Western Group of the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 50°0′E	Southern Ocean
67°4′S 50°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia