The meridian 30° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 30th meridian east forms a great circle with the 150th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 30th meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Barents Sea | Passing between the islands of Kongsøya and Abeløya, Svalbard, Norway | |
| Norway | ||
| Varangerfjord | ||
| Norway | ||
| Russia | ||
| Finland | For about 8km | |
| Russia | ||
| Finland | ||
| Russia | ||
| Finland | ||
| Russia | For about 2km | |
| Finland | ||
| Russia | ||
| Baltic Sea | Gulf of Finland | |
| Russia | ||
| Belarus | ||
| Ukraine | ||
| Moldova | For about 12km | |
| Ukraine | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Turkey | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Egypt | ||
| Sudan | ||
| South Sudan | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Uganda | ||
| Rwanda | Passing just west of Kigali | |
| Burundi | ||
| Tanzania | ||
| Lake Tanganyika | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Zambia | ||
| Zimbabwe | ||
| South Africa | Limpopo Mpumalanga KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape |
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| Indian Ocean | ||
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
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