48th meridian east

48th meridian east

The meridian 48° 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.

A section of the border between Iraq and Iran closely follows the meridian.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian east passes through:

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