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.
42nd meridian east
The 42nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 138th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
editStarting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 42nd meridian east passes through: