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{{Short description|Line of longitude}}{{Unreferenced|date=December 2020}}{{Location map-line|lon=42}}{{kml}}The meridian 42° 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 42nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 138th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 42nd meridian east passes through: ! scope="col" width="115" | Co-ordinates! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea! scope="col" | Notes

{{Coord	0	42	E	name=Arctic Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

{{Coord	30	42	E	name=Barents Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea

{{Coord	29	42	E	name=White Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | White Sea

66	N	0	type:country|name=Russia}}! scope="row" | {{RUS}}|

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43	N	0	type:country|name=Abkhazia/Georgia}}! scope="row" | {{flag|Abkhazia}} or {{GEO}}	International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia>partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.

43	N	0	type:country|name=Georgia}}! scope="row" | {{GEO}}|

41	N	0	type:country|name=Turkey}}! scope="row" | {{TUR}}|

37	N	0	type:country|name=Syria}}! scope="row" | {{SYR}}|

36	N	0	type:country|name=Iraq}}! scope="row" | {{IRQ}}|

31	N	0	type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}! scope="row" | {{SAU}}|

{{Coord	42	42	E	name=Red Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea

16	N	0	type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}! scope="row" | {{SAU}}| Farasan Islands

{{Coord	38	42	E	name=Red Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea

13	N	0	type:country|name=Eritrea}}! scope="row" | {{ERI}}|

12	N	0	type:country|name=Ethiopia}}! scope="row" | {{ETH}}|

11	N	0	type:country|name=Djibouti}}! scope="row" | {{DJI}}|

10	N	0	type:country|name=Ethiopia}}! scope="row" | {{ETH}}|

4	N	0	type:country|name=Somalia}}! scope="row" | {{SOM}}|

{{Coord	59	42	E	name=Indian Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

{{Coord	0	42	E	name=Southern Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

68	S	0	type:country|name=Antarctica}}! scope="row" | Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, List of Antarctic territorial claims>claimed by {{NOR}}

See also

• 41st meridian east
• 43rd meridian east

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