43rd meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 43° 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.
The 43rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 137th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 43rd meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 43°0′E / 90.000°N 43.000°E / 90.000; 43.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°32′N 43°0′E / 80.533°N 43.000°E / 80.533; 43.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°37′N 43°0′E / 68.617°N 43.000°E / 68.617; 43.000 (White Sea) White Sea 66°24′N 43°0′E / 66.400°N 43.000°E / 66.400; 43.000 (Russia) Russia
43°6′N 43°0′E / 43.100°N 43.000°E / 43.100; 43.000 (Georgia) Georgia
41°24′N 43°0′E / 41.400°N 43.000°E / 41.400; 43.000 (Turkey) Turkey
Passing through Lake Van 37°20′N 43°0′E / 37.333°N 43.000°E / 37.333; 43.000 (Iraq) Iraq
30°28′N 43°0′E / 30.467°N 43.000°E / 30.467; 43.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
16°31′N 43°0′E / 16.517°N 43.000°E / 16.517; 43.000 (Yemen) Yemen
14°23′N 43°0′E / 14.383°N 43.000°E / 14.383; 43.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea 12°53′N 43°0′E / 12.883°N 43.000°E / 12.883; 43.000 (Eritrea) Eritrea
12°39′N 43°0′E / 12.650°N 43.000°E / 12.650; 43.000 (Djibouti) Djibouti
11°48′N 43°0′E / 11.800°N 43.000°E / 11.800; 43.000 (Gulf of Tadjoura) Gulf of Tadjoura 11°35′N 43°0′E / 11.583°N 43.000°E / 11.583; 43.000 (Djibouti) Djibouti
11°3′N 43°0′E / 11.050°N 43.000°E / 11.050; 43.000 (Somalia) Somalia
Somaliland 10°6′N 43°0′E / 10.100°N 43.000°E / 10.100; 43.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
4°27′N 43°0′E / 4.450°N 43.000°E / 4.450; 43.000 (Somalia) Somalia
0°7′N 43°0′E / 0.117°N 43.000°E / 0.117; 43.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Grand Comore island, Comoros
Passing just east of Juan de Nova Island,French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Passing just west of the coast ofMadagascar
60°0′S 43°0′E / 60.000°S 43.000°E / -60.000; 43.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°4′S 43°0′E / 68.067°S 43.000°E / -68.067; 43.000 (Somalia) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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Circles of latitude / meridians
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