22nd meridian east

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22nd meridian east

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
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
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also