22nd Meridian East
The meridian 22° 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 22nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 158th meridian west.
Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the meridian.
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