From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 46°0′E / 90.000°N 46.000°E / 90.000; 46.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°39′N 46°0′E / 80.650°N 46.000°E / 80.650; 46.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land 80°33′N 46°0′E / 80.550°N 46.000°E / 80.550; 46.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°21′N 46°0′E / 68.350°N 46.000°E / 68.350; 46.000 (Russia) Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°47′N 46°0′E / 67.783°N 46.000°E / 67.783; 46.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Chesha Bay 66°51′N 46°0′E / 66.850°N 46.000°E / 66.850; 46.000 (Russia) Russia 42°2′N 46°0′E / 42.033°N 46.000°E / 42.033; 46.000 (Georgia) Georgia 41°11′N 46°0′E / 41.183°N 46.000°E / 41.183; 46.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan 39°46′N 46°0′E / 39.767°N 46.000°E / 39.767; 46.000 (Armenia) Armenia 39°12′N 46°0′E / 39.200°N 46.000°E / 39.200; 46.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Nakhchivan exclave 38°52′N 46°0′E / 38.867°N 46.000°E / 38.867; 46.000 (Iran) Iran 35°50′N 46°0′E / 35.833°N 46.000°E / 35.833; 46.000 (Iraq) Iraq 35°34′N 46°0′E / 35.567°N 46.000°E / 35.567; 46.000 (Iran) Iran For about 3km 35°33′N 46°0′E / 35.550°N 46.000°E / 35.550; 46.000 (Iraq) Iraq For about 4km 35°31′N 46°0′E / 35.517°N 46.000°E / 35.517; 46.000 (Iran) Iran For about 3km 35°29′N 46°0′E / 35.483°N 46.000°E / 35.483; 46.000 (Iraq) Iraq 35°4′N 46°0′E / 35.067°N 46.000°E / 35.067; 46.000 (Iran) Iran 33°29′N 46°0′E / 33.483°N 46.000°E / 33.483; 46.000 (Iraq) Iraq 29°6′N 46°0′E / 29.100°N 46.000°E / 29.100; 46.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 17°14′N 46°0′E / 17.233°N 46.000°E / 17.233; 46.000 (Yemen) Yemen 13°25′N 46°0′E / 13.417°N 46.000°E / 13.417; 46.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°47′N 46°0′E / 10.783°N 46.000°E / 10.783; 46.000 (Somalia) Somalia Somaliland 8°20′N 46°0′E / 8.333°N 46.000°E / 8.333; 46.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia 5°58′N 46°0′E / 5.967°N 46.000°E / 5.967; 46.000 (Somalia) Somalia 2°25′N 46°0′E / 2.417°N 46.000°E / 2.417; 46.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Aldabra atoll, Seychelles 15°51′S 46°0′E / 15.850°S 46.000°E / -15.850; 46.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar 25°18′S 46°0′E / 25.300°S 46.000°E / -25.300; 46.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 46°0′E / 60.000°S 46.000°E / -60.000; 46.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°39′S 46°0′E / 67.650°S 46.000°E / -67.650; 46.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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