40th meridian east
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The meridian 40° 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 40th meridian east forms a great circle with the 140th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 40th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaIsland of Ostrov Lumbovskiy and the Kola Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. White Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. White Sea Dvina Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
UkraineLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. UkraineFor about 10km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. UkraineFor about 6km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Black Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
TurkeyLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
SyriaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
IraqLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
Saudi ArabiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Red Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
EritreaDahlak Archipelago and the mainland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
EthiopiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
KenyaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Pemba, Latham and Mafia, 
TanzaniaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. TanzaniaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
MozambiqueLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing between the atoll of Bassas da India and Europa Island, 
French Southern and Antarctic LandsLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by 
Norway
See also
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