From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 45°0′E / 90.000°N 45.000°E / 90.000; 45.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°37′N 45°0′E / 80.617°N 45.000°E / 80.617; 45.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Alexandra Land 80°35′N 45°0′E / 80.583°N 45.000°E / 80.583; 45.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°32′N 45°0′E / 68.533°N 45.000°E / 68.533; 45.000 (Russia) Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°30′N 45°0′E / 67.500°N 45.000°E / 67.500; 45.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Chesha Bay 67°18′N 45°0′E / 67.300°N 45.000°E / 67.300; 45.000 (Russia) Russia 42°43′N 45°0′E / 42.717°N 45.000°E / 42.717; 45.000 (Georgia) Georgia 41°18′N 45°0′E / 41.300°N 45.000°E / 41.300; 45.000 (Armenia) Armenia 41°3′N 45°0′E / 41.050°N 45.000°E / 41.050; 45.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Yukhari Askipara exclave surrounded by Armenia 41°0′N 45°0′E / 41.000°N 45.000°E / 41.000; 45.000 (Armenia) Armenia Passing through Lake Sevan 39°44′N 45°0′E / 39.733°N 45.000°E / 39.733; 45.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave 39°25′N 45°0′E / 39.417°N 45.000°E / 39.417; 45.000 (Iran) Iran 36°45′N 45°0′E / 36.750°N 45.000°E / 36.750; 45.000 (Iraq) Iraq 29°10′N 45°0′E / 29.167°N 45.000°E / 29.167; 45.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 17°24′N 45°0′E / 17.400°N 45.000°E / 17.400; 45.000 (Yemen) Yemen 12°46′N 45°0′E / 12.767°N 45.000°E / 12.767; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°27′N 45°0′E / 10.450°N 45.000°E / 10.450; 45.000 (Somalia) Somalia Somaliland 8°40′N 45°0′E / 8.667°N 45.000°E / 8.667; 45.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia 4°56′N 45°0′E / 4.933°N 45.000°E / 4.933; 45.000 (Somalia) Somalia 1°51′N 45°0′E / 1.850°N 45.000°E / 1.850; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Mayotte, an overseas department of France 16°8′S 45°0′E / 16.133°S 45.000°E / -16.133; 45.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar 25°30′S 45°0′E / 25.500°S 45.000°E / -25.500; 45.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 45°0′E / 60.000°S 45.000°E / -60.000; 45.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°46′S 45°0′E / 67.767°S 45.000°E / -67.767; 45.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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