From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 21st meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 21°0′E / 90.000°N 21.000°E / 90.000; 21.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°43′N 21°0′E / 80.717°N 21.000°E / 80.717; 21.000 (Norway) Norway Svalbard - island of Tavleøya 80°42′N 21°0′E / 80.700°N 21.000°E / 80.700; 21.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°13′N 21°0′E / 80.217°N 21.000°E / 80.217; 21.000 (Norway) Norway Svalbard - island of Nordaustlandet 79°21′N 21°0′E / 79.350°N 21.000°E / 79.350; 21.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 79°2′N 21°0′E / 79.033°N 21.000°E / 79.033; 21.000 (Norway) Norway Svalbard - islands of Bastian Insel, Spitsbergen, Barentsøya and Edgeøya 78°2′N 21°0′E / 78.033°N 21.000°E / 78.033; 21.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 77°35′N 21°0′E / 77.583°N 21.000°E / 77.583; 21.000 (Norway) Norway Svalbard - island of Edgeøya 77°27′N 21°0′E / 77.450°N 21.000°E / 77.450; 21.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 73°24′N 21°0′E / 73.400°N 21.000°E / 73.400; 21.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 70°3′N 21°0′E / 70.050°N 21.000°E / 70.050; 21.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Skjervøya, Kågen and the mainland 69°3′N 21°0′E / 69.050°N 21.000°E / 69.050; 21.000 (Finland) Finland 68°53′N 21°0′E / 68.883°N 21.000°E / 68.883; 21.000 (Sweden) Sweden 64°9′N 21°0′E / 64.150°N 21.000°E / 64.150; 21.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia, passing just east of the Holmöarna islands, Sweden
and passing just west of the island of Replot and the mainland, Finland60°39′N 21°0′E / 60.650°N 21.000°E / 60.650; 21.000 (Åland Islands) Åland Islands Numerous islands 59°55′N 21°0′E / 59.917°N 21.000°E / 59.917; 21.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 56°30′N 21°0′E / 56.500°N 21.000°E / 56.500; 21.000 (Latvia) Latvia 56°12′N 21°0′E / 56.200°N 21.000°E / 56.200; 21.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°20′N 21°0′E / 55.333°N 21.000°E / 55.333; 21.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania Curonian Spit 55°17′N 21°0′E / 55.283°N 21.000°E / 55.283; 21.000 (Curonian Lagoon) Curonian Lagoon 54°54′N 21°0′E / 54.900°N 21.000°E / 54.900; 21.000 (Russia) Russia Kaliningrad exclave 54°21′N 21°0′E / 54.350°N 21.000°E / 54.350; 21.000 (Poland) Poland Passing through Warsaw 49°20′N 21°0′E / 49.333°N 21.000°E / 49.333; 21.000 (Slovakia) Slovakia 48°31′N 21°0′E / 48.517°N 21.000°E / 48.517; 21.000 (Hungary) Hungary 46°16′N 21°0′E / 46.267°N 21.000°E / 46.267; 21.000 (Romania) Romania 45°21′N 21°0′E / 45.350°N 21.000°E / 45.350; 21.000 (Serbia) Serbia 43°7′N 21°0′E / 43.117°N 21.000°E / 43.117; 21.000 (Kosovo/Serbia) Kosovo or Serbia Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia. 42°8′N 21°0′E / 42.133°N 21.000°E / 42.133; 21.000 (Macedonia) Macedonia 41°1′N 21°0′E / 41.017°N 21.000°E / 41.017; 21.000 (Lake Prespa) Lake Prespa 40°49′N 21°0′E / 40.817°N 21.000°E / 40.817; 21.000 (Greece) Greece For about 8km 40°44′N 21°0′E / 40.733°N 21.000°E / 40.733; 21.000 (Albania) Albania 40°32′N 21°0′E / 40.533°N 21.000°E / 40.533; 21.000 (Greece) Greece 38°38′N 21°0′E / 38.633°N 21.000°E / 38.633; 21.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea, passing just east of the island of Zakynthos 37°16′N 21°0′E / 37.267°N 21.000°E / 37.267; 21.000 (Greece) Greece Strofades islands 37°15′N 21°0′E / 37.250°N 21.000°E / 37.250; 21.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 32°44′N 21°0′E / 32.733°N 21.000°E / 32.733; 21.000 (Libya) Libya 21°3′N 21°0′E / 21.050°N 21.000°E / 21.050; 21.000 (Chad) Chad 9°44′N 21°0′E / 9.733°N 21.000°E / 9.733; 21.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 4°25′N 21°0′E / 4.417°N 21.000°E / 4.417; 21.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 7°17′S 21°0′E / 7.283°S 21.000°E / -7.283; 21.000 (Angola) Angola 17°57′S 21°0′E / 17.950°S 21.000°E / -17.950; 21.000 (Namibia) Namibia 18°19′S 21°0′E / 18.317°S 21.000°E / -18.317; 21.000 (Namibia / Botswana border) Namibia / Botswana border 22°0′S 21°0′E / 22.000°S 21.000°E / -22.000; 21.000 (Botswana) Botswana 26°50′S 21°0′E / 26.833°S 21.000°E / -26.833; 21.000 (South Africa) South Africa Northern Cape
Western Cape34°22′S 21°0′E / 34.367°S 21.000°E / -34.367; 21.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 21°0′E / 60.000°S 21.000°E / -60.000; 21.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°59′S 21°0′E / 69.983°S 21.000°E / -69.983; 21.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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