From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 47th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 47°0′E / 90.000°N 47.000°E / 90.000; 47.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°46′N 47°0′E / 80.767°N 47.000°E / 80.767; 47.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Alexandra Land, Franz Josef Land 80°35′N 47°0′E / 80.583°N 47.000°E / 80.583; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Cambridge Channel 80°21′N 47°0′E / 80.350°N 47.000°E / 80.350; 47.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°10′N 47°0′E / 80.167°N 47.000°E / 80.167; 47.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 66°51′N 47°0′E / 66.850°N 47.000°E / 66.850; 47.000 (Russia) Russia 49°52′N 47°0′E / 49.867°N 47.000°E / 49.867; 47.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 49°13′N 47°0′E / 49.217°N 47.000°E / 49.217; 47.000 (Russia) Russia For about 18km 49°3′N 47°0′E / 49.050°N 47.000°E / 49.050; 47.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 48°16′N 47°0′E / 48.267°N 47.000°E / 48.267; 47.000 (Russia) Russia 44°48′N 47°0′E / 44.800°N 47.000°E / 44.800; 47.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Kizlyar Bay 44°21′N 47°0′E / 44.350°N 47.000°E / 44.350; 47.000 (Russia) Russia 41°34′N 47°0′E / 41.567°N 47.000°E / 41.567; 47.000 (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijan Passing through Nagorno-Karabakh 39°10′N 47°0′E / 39.167°N 47.000°E / 39.167; 47.000 (Iran) Iran 32°34′N 47°0′E / 32.567°N 47.000°E / 32.567; 47.000 (Iraq) Iraq 29°41′N 47°0′E / 29.683°N 47.000°E / 29.683; 47.000 (Kuwait) Kuwait 29°3′N 47°0′E / 29.050°N 47.000°E / 29.050; 47.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia Passing just east of Riyadh 16°55′N 47°0′E / 16.917°N 47.000°E / 16.917; 47.000 (Yemen) Yemen 13°33′N 47°0′E / 13.550°N 47.000°E / 13.550; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 10°56′N 47°0′E / 10.933°N 47.000°E / 10.933; 47.000 (Somalia) Somalia Somaliland 8°0′N 47°0′E / 8.000°N 47.000°E / 8.000; 47.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia 6°59′N 47°0′E / 6.983°N 47.000°E / 6.983; 47.000 (Somalia) Somalia 3°26′N 47°0′E / 3.433°N 47.000°E / 3.433; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of the Glorioso Islands atoll, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 15°18′S 47°0′E / 15.300°S 47.000°E / -15.300; 47.000 (Madagascar) Madagascar 25°2′S 47°0′E / 25.033°S 47.000°E / -25.033; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 47°0′E / 60.000°S 47.000°E / -60.000; 47.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°17′S 47°0′E / 67.283°S 47.000°E / -67.283; 47.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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