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50th meridian east

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The meridian 50° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 50th meridian east forms a great circle with the 130th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian east passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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{{Coord|80|55|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|80|30|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nightingale Channel

{{Coord|80|13|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Bruce Island (Franz Josef Land)

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|80|3|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Northbrook Island, {{RUS}}

{{Coord|69|18|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Island of Kolguyev

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|56|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea

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{{Coord|68|5|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

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{{Coord|51|15|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Kazakhstan}}

! scope="row" | {{KAZ}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|35|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Caspian Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caspian Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Mangyshlak Peninsula, {{KAZ}}

{{Coord|40|35|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Azerbaijan}}

! scope="row" | {{AZE}}

| Absheron peninsula, passing just east of Baku

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|40|20|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Caspian Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caspian Sea

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{{Coord|37|25|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Iran}}

! scope="row" | {{IRN}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|30|13|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Persian Gulf}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf

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{{Coord|26|49|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}

! scope="row" | {{SAU}}

| Passing just west of Dammam (at {{Coord|26|26|N|50|6|E|type:city|name=Dammam}})

{{Coord|18|39|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Yemen}}

! scope="row" | {{YEM}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|14|51|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden

{{Coord|11|30|N|50|0|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|8|6|N|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

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{{Coord|13|21|S|50|0|E|type:country|name=Madagascar}}

! scope="row" | {{MDG}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|15|46|S|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

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{{Coord|16|43|S|50|0|E|type:country|name=Madagascar}}

! scope="row" | {{MDG}}

| Île Sainte-Marie

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|16|45|S|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Western Group of the Crozet Islands, {{ATF}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|50|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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{{Coord|67|4|S|50|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by {{AUS}}

See also

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References

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