# 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 meridian is used in some contexts to delineate Europe or what is associated with the continent of Europe as an easternmost limit, e.g. to qualify for membership of the European Broadcasting Union.
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:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 40.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 40.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°27′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.450°N 40.000°E﻿ / 80.450; 40.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 67°49′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.817°N 40.000°E﻿ / 67.817; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Ostrov Lumbovskiy and the Kola Peninsula 66°25′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.417°N 40.000°E﻿ / 66.417; 40.000﻿ (White Sea) White Sea 65°49′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.817°N 40.000°E﻿ / 65.817; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 65°10′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.167°N 40.000°E﻿ / 65.167; 40.000﻿ (White Sea) White Sea Dvina Bay 64°45′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.750°N 40.000°E﻿ / 64.750; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 49°36′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.600°N 40.000°E﻿ / 49.600; 40.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine 49°9′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.150°N 40.000°E﻿ / 49.150; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 48°53′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.883°N 40.000°E﻿ / 48.883; 40.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine For about 10km 48°48′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.800°N 40.000°E﻿ / 48.800; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 48°17′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.283°N 40.000°E﻿ / 48.283; 40.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine For about 6km 48°13′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.217°N 40.000°E﻿ / 48.217; 40.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing east of Adler, less than a kilometer west of the border with Georgia (at 43°24′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.400°N 40.000°E﻿ / 43.400; 40.000﻿ (Adler)) 43°23′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.383°N 40.000°E﻿ / 43.383; 40.000﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 40°57′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.950°N 40.000°E﻿ / 40.950; 40.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey 36°49′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.817°N 40.000°E﻿ / 36.817; 40.000﻿ (Syria)  Syria 33°57′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.950°N 40.000°E﻿ / 33.950; 40.000﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq 32°1′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.017°N 40.000°E﻿ / 32.017; 40.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 20°15′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.250°N 40.000°E﻿ / 20.250; 40.000﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 16°3′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.050°N 40.000°E﻿ / 16.050; 40.000﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea Dahlak Archipelago and the mainland 14°27′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.450°N 40.000°E﻿ / 14.450; 40.000﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia 3°56′N 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.933°N 40.000°E﻿ / 3.933; 40.000﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya 3°22′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.367°S 40.000°E﻿ / -3.367; 40.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Pemba, Latham and Mafia, Tanzania 10°8′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.133°S 40.000°E﻿ / -10.133; 40.000﻿ (Tanzania)  Tanzania 10°49′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.817°S 40.000°E﻿ / -10.817; 40.000﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 16°12′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.200°S 40.000°E﻿ / -16.200; 40.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing between the atoll of Bassas da India and Europa Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 60°0′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 40.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 40.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°52′S 40°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.867°S 40.000°E﻿ / -68.867; 40.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway