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40th meridian east (interactive map)

Themeridian 40° east ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude^[1] that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Europe,Asia,Africa, theIndian Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole. The meridian is used in some contexts to delineate Europe or what is associated with the continent of Europe as an easternmost limit, e.g. to qualify for membership of theEuropean Broadcasting Union.

The 40th meridian east forms agreat circle with the140th meridian west.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 40th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N40°0′E / 90.000°N 40.000°E /90.000; 40.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°27′N40°0′E / 80.450°N 40.000°E /80.450; 40.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
67°49′N40°0′E / 67.817°N 40.000°E /67.817; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia	Island ofOstrov Lumbovskiy and theKola Peninsula
66°25′N40°0′E / 66.417°N 40.000°E /66.417; 40.000 (White Sea)	White Sea
65°49′N40°0′E / 65.817°N 40.000°E /65.817; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia
65°10′N40°0′E / 65.167°N 40.000°E /65.167; 40.000 (White Sea)	White Sea	Dvina Bay
64°45′N40°0′E / 64.750°N 40.000°E /64.750; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia
49°36′N40°0′E / 49.600°N 40.000°E /49.600; 40.000 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
49°9′N40°0′E / 49.150°N 40.000°E /49.150; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia
48°53′N40°0′E / 48.883°N 40.000°E /48.883; 40.000 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 10km
48°48′N40°0′E / 48.800°N 40.000°E /48.800; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia
48°17′N40°0′E / 48.283°N 40.000°E /48.283; 40.000 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 6km
48°13′N40°0′E / 48.217°N 40.000°E /48.217; 40.000 (Russia)	Russia	Passing east ofAdler, less than a kilometer west of the border with Georgia (at43°24′N40°0′E / 43.400°N 40.000°E /43.400; 40.000 (Adler))
43°23′N40°0′E / 43.383°N 40.000°E /43.383; 40.000 (Black Sea)	Black Sea
40°57′N40°0′E / 40.950°N 40.000°E /40.950; 40.000 (Turkey)	Turkey
36°49′N40°0′E / 36.817°N 40.000°E /36.817; 40.000 (Syria)	Syria
33°57′N40°0′E / 33.950°N 40.000°E /33.950; 40.000 (Iraq)	Iraq
32°1′N40°0′E / 32.017°N 40.000°E /32.017; 40.000 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
20°15′N40°0′E / 20.250°N 40.000°E /20.250; 40.000 (Red Sea)	Red Sea
16°3′N40°0′E / 16.050°N 40.000°E /16.050; 40.000 (Eritrea)	Eritrea	Dahlak Archipelago and the mainland
14°27′N40°0′E / 14.450°N 40.000°E /14.450; 40.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
3°56′N40°0′E / 3.933°N 40.000°E /3.933; 40.000 (Kenya)	Kenya
3°22′S40°0′E / 3.367°S 40.000°E /-3.367; 40.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of the islands ofPemba,Latham andMafia, Tanzania
10°8′S40°0′E / 10.133°S 40.000°E /-10.133; 40.000 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
10°49′S40°0′E / 10.817°S 40.000°E /-10.817; 40.000 (Mozambique)	Mozambique
16°12′S40°0′E / 16.200°S 40.000°E /-16.200; 40.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing between the atoll ofBassas da India andEuropa Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
60°0′S40°0′E / 60.000°S 40.000°E /-60.000; 40.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
68°52′S40°0′E / 68.867°S 40.000°E /-68.867; 40.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land,claimed by Norway

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