From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 23°0′E / 90.000°N 23.000°E / 90.000; 23.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°27′N 23°0′E / 80.450°N 23.000°E / 80.450; 23.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard 79°16′N 23°0′E / 79.267°N 23.000°E / 79.267; 23.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 78°13′N 23°0′E / 78.217°N 23.000°E / 78.217; 23.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard 77°18′N 23°0′E / 77.300°N 23.000°E / 77.300; 23.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 72°25′N 23°0′E / 72.417°N 23.000°E / 72.417; 23.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 70°51′N 23°0′E / 70.850°N 23.000°E / 70.850; 23.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Sørøya, Seiland, Stjernøya and the mainland 68°42′N 23°0′E / 68.700°N 23.000°E / 68.700; 23.000 (Finland) Finland 68°19′N 23°0′E / 68.317°N 23.000°E / 68.317; 23.000 (Sweden) Sweden 65°45′N 23°0′E / 65.750°N 23.000°E / 65.750; 23.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 63°49′N 23°0′E / 63.817°N 23.000°E / 63.817; 23.000 (Finland) Finland 59°50′N 23°0′E / 59.833°N 23.000°E / 59.833; 23.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 58°55′N 23°0′E / 58.917°N 23.000°E / 58.917; 23.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Hiiumaa 58°50′N 23°0′E / 58.833°N 23.000°E / 58.833; 23.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Kassaare Bay 58°36′N 23°0′E / 58.600°N 23.000°E / 58.600; 23.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Saaremaa 58°21′N 23°0′E / 58.350°N 23.000°E / 58.350; 23.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Riga - passing just west of the island of Ruhnu, Estonia 57°24′N 23°0′E / 57.400°N 23.000°E / 57.400; 23.000 (Latvia) Latvia 56°24′N 23°0′E / 56.400°N 23.000°E / 56.400; 23.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania 54°22′N 23°0′E / 54.367°N 23.000°E / 54.367; 23.000 (Poland) Poland 49°51′N 23°0′E / 49.850°N 23.000°E / 49.850; 23.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 48°0′N 23°0′E / 48.000°N 23.000°E / 48.000; 23.000 (Romania) Romania 44°6′N 23°0′E / 44.100°N 23.000°E / 44.100; 23.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria For about 9km 44°1′N 23°0′E / 44.017°N 23.000°E / 44.017; 23.000 (Romania) Romania 43°49′N 23°0′E / 43.817°N 23.000°E / 43.817; 23.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 43°12′N 23°0′E / 43.200°N 23.000°E / 43.200; 23.000 (Serbia) Serbia For about 7km - easternmost point of the country 43°9′N 23°0′E / 43.150°N 23.000°E / 43.150; 23.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 41°47′N 23°0′E / 41.783°N 23.000°E / 41.783; 23.000 (Macedonia) Macedonia For about 10km - easternmost point of the country 41°41′N 23°0′E / 41.683°N 23.000°E / 41.683; 23.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 41°20′N 23°0′E / 41.333°N 23.000°E / 41.333; 23.000 (Greece) Greece 40°22′N 23°0′E / 40.367°N 23.000°E / 40.367; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 39°33′N 23°0′E / 39.550°N 23.000°E / 39.550; 23.000 (Greece) Greece 39°21′N 23°0′E / 39.350°N 23.000°E / 39.350; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Pagasetic Gulf, Aegean Sea 39°1′N 23°0′E / 39.017°N 23.000°E / 39.017; 23.000 (Greece) Greece Mainland and island of Euboea 38°53′N 23°0′E / 38.883°N 23.000°E / 38.883; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea 38°45′N 23°0′E / 38.750°N 23.000°E / 38.750; 23.000 (Greece) Greece 38°13′N 23°0′E / 38.217°N 23.000°E / 38.217; 23.000 (Alkyonides Gulf) Alkyonides Gulf 38°4′N 23°0′E / 38.067°N 23.000°E / 38.067; 23.000 (Greece) Greece Peloponnese 37°29′N 23°0′E / 37.483°N 23.000°E / 37.483; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Argolic Gulf, Aegean Sea 37°2′N 23°0′E / 37.033°N 23.000°E / 37.033; 23.000 (Greece) Greece Peloponnese 36°31′N 23°0′E / 36.517°N 23.000°E / 36.517; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 36°19′N 23°0′E / 36.317°N 23.000°E / 36.317; 23.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Kythira 36°9′N 23°0′E / 36.150°N 23.000°E / 36.150; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 32°39′N 23°0′E / 32.650°N 23.000°E / 32.650; 23.000 (Libya) Libya 20°1′N 23°0′E / 20.017°N 23.000°E / 20.017; 23.000 (Chad) Chad 15°35′N 23°0′E / 15.583°N 23.000°E / 15.583; 23.000 (Sudan) Sudan 10°43′N 23°0′E / 10.717°N 23.000°E / 10.717; 23.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 4°47′N 23°0′E / 4.783°N 23.000°E / 4.783; 23.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 11°6′S 23°0′E / 11.100°S 23.000°E / -11.100; 23.000 (Angola) Angola 13°0′S 23°0′E / 13.000°S 23.000°E / -13.000; 23.000 (Zambia) Zambia 17°17′S 23°0′E / 17.283°S 23.000°E / -17.283; 23.000 (Angola) Angola 17°43′S 23°0′E / 17.717°S 23.000°E / -17.717; 23.000 (Namibia) Namibia Caprivi Strip 18°1′S 23°0′E / 18.017°S 23.000°E / -18.017; 23.000 (Botswana) Botswana 25°20′S 23°0′E / 25.333°S 23.000°E / -25.333; 23.000 (South Africa) South Africa North West
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Western Cape34°4′S 23°0′E / 34.067°S 23.000°E / -34.067; 23.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 23°0′E / 60.000°S 23.000°E / -60.000; 23.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°6′S 23°0′E / 70.100°S 23.000°E / -70.100; 23.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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