From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 25th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 25°0′E / 90.000°N 25.000°E / 90.000; 25.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°15′N 25°0′E / 80.250°N 25.000°E / 80.250; 25.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard 79°20′N 25°0′E / 79.333°N 25.000°E / 79.333; 25.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°29′N 25°0′E / 76.483°N 25.000°E / 76.483; 25.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Hopen, Svalbard 76°26′N 25°0′E / 76.433°N 25.000°E / 76.433; 25.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 71°2′N 25°0′E / 71.033°N 25.000°E / 71.033; 25.000 (Norway) Norway 68°37′N 25°0′E / 68.617°N 25.000°E / 68.617; 25.000 (Finland) Finland 65°38′N 25°0′E / 65.633°N 25.000°E / 65.633; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 65°3′N 25°0′E / 65.050°N 25.000°E / 65.050; 25.000 (Finland) Finland Island of Hailuoto 65°2′N 25°0′E / 65.033°N 25.000°E / 65.033; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 64°55′N 25°0′E / 64.917°N 25.000°E / 64.917; 25.000 (Finland) Finland Passing through Helsinki 60°10′N 25°0′E / 60.167°N 25.000°E / 60.167; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°39′N 25°0′E / 59.650°N 25.000°E / 59.650; 25.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Prangli 59°37′N 25°0′E / 59.617°N 25.000°E / 59.617; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°29′N 25°0′E / 59.483°N 25.000°E / 59.483; 25.000 (Estonia) Estonia Passing just east of Tallinn 58°0′N 25°0′E / 58.000°N 25.000°E / 58.000; 25.000 (Latvia) Latvia 56°18′N 25°0′E / 56.300°N 25.000°E / 56.300; 25.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania 54°9′N 25°0′E / 54.150°N 25.000°E / 54.150; 25.000 (Belarus) Belarus 51°55′N 25°0′E / 51.917°N 25.000°E / 51.917; 25.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 47°44′N 25°0′E / 47.733°N 25.000°E / 47.733; 25.000 (Romania) Romania 43°44′N 25°0′E / 43.733°N 25.000°E / 43.733; 25.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 41°23′N 25°0′E / 41.383°N 25.000°E / 41.383; 25.000 (Greece) Greece 40°57′N 25°0′E / 40.950°N 25.000°E / 40.950; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Lemnos, Greece 39°33′N 25°0′E / 39.550°N 25.000°E / 39.550; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Agios Efstratios 39°29′N 25°0′E / 39.483°N 25.000°E / 39.483; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°46′N 25°0′E / 37.767°N 25.000°E / 37.767; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Just passing through the easternmost point of the island of Andros 37°46′N 25°0′E / 37.767°N 25.000°E / 37.767; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°40′N 25°0′E / 37.667°N 25.000°E / 37.667; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Tinos 37°38′N 25°0′E / 37.633°N 25.000°E / 37.633; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just east of the island of Syros, Greece 36°59′N 25°0′E / 36.983°N 25.000°E / 36.983; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Despotiko 36°57′N 25°0′E / 36.950°N 25.000°E / 36.950; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
Passing between the islands of Folegandros and Sikinos, Greece36°36′N 25°0′E / 36.600°N 25.000°E / 36.600; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Sea of Crete 35°25′N 25°0′E / 35.417°N 25.000°E / 35.417; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Crete 34°56′N 25°0′E / 34.933°N 25.000°E / 34.933; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°57′N 25°0′E / 31.950°N 25.000°E / 31.950; 25.000 (Libya) Libya 31°30′N 25°0′E / 31.500°N 25.000°E / 31.500; 25.000 (Egypt) Egypt 30°50′N 25°0′E / 30.833°N 25.000°E / 30.833; 25.000 (Libya) Libya For about 12 km 30°44′N 25°0′E / 30.733°N 25.000°E / 30.733; 25.000 (Egypt) Egypt 29°15′N 25°0′E / 29.250°N 25.000°E / 29.250; 25.000 (Libya / Egypt border) Libya / Egypt border 22°0′N 25°0′E / 22.000°N 25.000°E / 22.000; 25.000 (Libya / Sudan border) Libya / Sudan border 20°0′N 25°0′E / 20.000°N 25.000°E / 20.000; 25.000 (Sudan) Sudan 9°58′N 25°0′E / 9.967°N 25.000°E / 9.967; 25.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan 7°58′N 25°0′E / 7.967°N 25.000°E / 7.967; 25.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 5°0′N 25°0′E / 5.000°N 25.000°E / 5.000; 25.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 11°15′S 25°0′E / 11.250°S 25.000°E / -11.250; 25.000 (Zambia) Zambia 17°36′S 25°0′E / 17.600°S 25.000°E / -17.600; 25.000 (Namibia) Namibia Caprivi Strip 17°43′S 25°0′E / 17.717°S 25.000°E / -17.717; 25.000 (Botswana) Botswana Passing through the Makgadikgadi Pan 25°45′S 25°0′E / 25.750°S 25.000°E / -25.750; 25.000 (South Africa) South Africa North West
Northern Cape - for about 8 km
North West
Northern Cape - for about 8 km
Free State
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape33°59′S 25°0′E / 33.983°S 25.000°E / -33.983; 25.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 25°0′E / 60.000°S 25.000°E / -60.000; 25.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°7′S 25°0′E / 70.117°S 25.000°E / -70.117; 25.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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