24th meridian east

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24th meridian east

The meridian 24° 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 24th meridian east forms a great circle with the 156th meridian west.

Part of the border between Libya and Sudan is defined by the meridian, as is a large section of the border between Chad and Sudan.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
 Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
Barents Sea
 Norway Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
Barents Sea
Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
 Norway Islands of Ingøy and Rolvsøy
Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
 Norway Island of Kvaløya, and the mainland
 Finland
 Sweden For about 4km
 Finland
 Sweden
Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia
 Finland
Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
 Estonia Island of Väike-Pakri and the mainland
Baltic Sea Gulf of Riga
 Estonia Island of Kihnu
Baltic Sea Gulf of Riga
 Latvia Passing just west of Riga
 Lithuania
 Belarus
 Ukraine
 Poland For about 10km
 Ukraine For about 7km
 Poland
 Ukraine
 Romania
 Bulgaria
 Greece
Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
 Greece Peninsula of Mount Athos
Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
 Greece Peninsula of Sithonia
Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Kyra Panagia
and just east of the islands of Alonissos and Peristera,  Greece
 Greece Island of Euboea
Mediterranean Sea Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea
 Greece
Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete
 Greece Island of Crete
Mediterranean Sea
 Greece Island of Gavdopoula
Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Gavdos,  Greece
 Libya
 Libya /  Sudan border
 Chad /  Sudan border
 Sudan
 Central African Republic
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Zambia For about 5km
 Angola
 Zambia For about 16km
 Angola For about 11km
 Zambia
 Angola
 Zambia
 Angola
 Zambia
 Namibia Caprivi Strip
 Botswana
 South Africa North West
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also