The meridian 22° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 22nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 158th meridian west.
Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the meridian.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 22nd meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Norway | Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard | |
Barents Sea | ||
Norway | Islands of Barentsøya and Edgeøya, Svalbard | |
Barents Sea | ||
Atlantic Ocean | Norwegian Sea | |
Norway | Island of Sørøya | |
Atlantic Ocean | Norwegian Sea | |
Norway | ||
Finland | ||
Sweden | ||
Baltic Sea | Gulf of Bothnia | |
Finland | The mainland and several islands, including Luonnonmaa and Lillandet | |
Baltic Sea | Passing just west of the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia | |
Estonia | Island of Saaremaa | |
Baltic Sea | ||
Estonia | Island of Saaremaa | |
Baltic Sea | ||
Latvia | ||
Lithuania | ||
Russia | Kaliningrad exclave | |
Poland | ||
Slovakia | ||
Hungary | ||
Romania | ||
Serbia | ||
Macedonia | ||
Greece | ||
Gulf of Corinth | ||
Greece | Peloponnese | |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
Libya | ||
Chad | ||
Sudan | ||
Chad | ||
Central African Republic | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
Angola | ||
Angola / Zambia border | ||
Angola | ||
Namibia | Caprivi Strip | |
Botswana | ||
South Africa | Northern Cape Western Cape |
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Indian Ocean | ||
Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
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