52nd meridian east

The meridian 52° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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52nd meridian east

The 52nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 128th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 52nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 52°0′E Arctic Ocean
80°41′N 52°0′E Barents Sea Passing between Zemlya Georga and Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land,  Russia
72°6′N 52°0′E  Russia Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya
71°28′N 52°0′E Barents Sea
68°32′N 52°0′E  Russia
51°40′N 52°0′E  Kazakhstan
46°49′N 52°0′E Caspian Sea
45°24′N 52°0′E  Kazakhstan Mangyshlak Peninsula
42°51′N 52°0′E Caspian Sea
36°35′N 52°0′E  Iran
27°50′N 52°0′E Persian Gulf
24°12′N 52°0′E  United Arab Emirates An island in the emirate of Abu Dhabi
24°10′N 52°0′E Persian Gulf
23°59′N 52°0′E  United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi
23°37′N 52°0′E  Saudi Arabia The meridian touches on the westernmost point of  Oman at the border with  Yemen
19°0′N 52°0′E  Yemen
15°32′N 52°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just west of the island of Abd al Kuri,  Yemen
Passing between Île de la Possession and Île de l'Est,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S 52°0′E Southern Ocean
66°0′S 52°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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