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 28°0′E / 90.000°N 28.000°E / 90.000; 28.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°12′N 28°0′E / 80.200°N 28.000°E / 80.200; 28.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Storøya, Svalbard 80°3′N 28°0′E / 80.050°N 28.000°E / 80.050; 28.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 78°52′N 28°0′E / 78.867°N 28.000°E / 78.867; 28.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard 78°50′N 28°0′E / 78.833°N 28.000°E / 78.833; 28.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 71°4′N 28°0′E / 71.067°N 28.000°E / 71.067; 28.000 (Norway) Norway 70°1′N 28°0′E / 70.017°N 28.000°E / 70.017; 28.000 (Finland) Finland 60°40′N 28°0′E / 60.667°N 28.000°E / 60.667; 28.000 (Russia) Russia 60°30′N 28°0′E / 60.500°N 28.000°E / 60.500; 28.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°26′N 28°0′E / 59.433°N 28.000°E / 59.433; 28.000 (Estonia) Estonia 59°17′N 28°0′E / 59.283°N 28.000°E / 59.283; 28.000 (Russia) Russia Passing through Lake Peipsi-Pihkva 56°40′N 28°0′E / 56.667°N 28.000°E / 56.667; 28.000 (Latvia) Latvia 56°7′N 28°0′E / 56.117°N 28.000°E / 56.117; 28.000 (Belarus) Belarus 51°34′N 28°0′E / 51.567°N 28.000°E / 51.567; 28.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 48°19′N 28°0′E / 48.317°N 28.000°E / 48.317; 28.000 (Moldova) Moldova 47°2′N 28°0′E / 47.033°N 28.000°E / 47.033; 28.000 (Romania) Romania 43°51′N 28°0′E / 43.850°N 28.000°E / 43.850; 28.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 41°13′N 28°0′E / 41.217°N 28.000°E / 41.217; 28.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 42°3′N 28°0′E / 42.050°N 28.000°E / 42.050; 28.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria For about 8 km 41°59′N 28°0′E / 41.983°N 28.000°E / 41.983; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey 109 km Thrace 41°1′N 28°0′E / 41.017°N 28.000°E / 41.017; 28.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara 61 km. 40°30′N 28°0′E / 40.500°N 28.000°E / 40.500; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey 385 km. Anatolia 37°2′N 28°0′E / 37.033°N 28.000°E / 37.033; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 18km.Aegean Sea 36°48′N 28°0′E / 36.800°N 28.000°E / 36.800; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey 10 km. Datça Peninsula 36°34′N 28°0′E / 36.567°N 28.000°E / 36.567; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 43 km Aegean Sea 36°22′N 28°0′E / 36.367°N 28.000°E / 36.367; 28.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Rhodes 36°3′N 28°0′E / 36.050°N 28.000°E / 36.050; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°5′N 28°0′E / 31.083°N 28.000°E / 31.083; 28.000 (Egypt) Egypt 22°0′N 28°0′E / 22.000°N 28.000°E / 22.000; 28.000 (Sudan) Sudan 10°10′N 28°0′E / 10.167°N 28.000°E / 10.167; 28.000 (Abyei) Abyei Area controlled by Sudan, and claimed by South Sudan 9°25′N 28°0′E / 9.417°N 28.000°E / 9.417; 28.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan 4°33′N 28°0′E / 4.550°N 28.000°E / 4.550; 28.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 12°20′S 28°0′E / 12.333°S 28.000°E / -12.333; 28.000 (Zambia) Zambia The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba 16°53′S 28°0′E / 16.883°S 28.000°E / -16.883; 28.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe 21°33′S 28°0′E / 21.550°S 28.000°E / -21.550; 28.000 (Botswana) Botswana 22°56′S 28°0′E / 22.933°S 28.000°E / -22.933; 28.000 (South Africa) South Africa Limpopo
North West
Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre
Free State28°52′S 28°0′E / 28.867°S 28.000°E / -28.867; 28.000 (Lesotho) Lesotho 30°39′S 28°0′E / 30.650°S 28.000°E / -30.650; 28.000 (South Africa) South Africa Eastern Cape 32°57′S 28°0′E / 32.950°S 28.000°E / -32.950; 28.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 28°0′E / 60.000°S 28.000°E / -60.000; 28.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°52′S 28°0′E / 69.867°S 28.000°E / -69.867; 28.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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