24th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 24°0′E / 90.000°N 24.000°E / 90.000; 24.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°18′N 24°0′E / 80.300°N 24.000°E / 80.300; 24.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
79°14′N 24°0′E / 79.233°N 24.000°E / 79.233; 24.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
77°52′N 24°0′E / 77.867°N 24.000°E / 77.867; 24.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
77°33′N 24°0′E / 77.550°N 24.000°E / 77.550; 24.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
71°57′N 24°0′E / 71.950°N 24.000°E / 71.950; 24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
71°3′N 24°0′E / 71.050°N 24.000°E / 71.050; 24.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Ingøy and Rolvsøy
70°55′N 24°0′E / 70.917°N 24.000°E / 70.917; 24.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
70°41′N 24°0′E / 70.683°N 24.000°E / 70.683; 24.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Kvaløya, and the mainland
68°49′N 24°0′E / 68.817°N 24.000°E / 68.817; 24.000 (Finland) Finland
66°50′N 24°0′E / 66.833°N 24.000°E / 66.833; 24.000 (Sweden) Sweden For about 4km
66°48′N 24°0′E / 66.800°N 24.000°E / 66.800; 24.000 (Finland) Finland
66°2′N 24°0′E / 66.033°N 24.000°E / 66.033; 24.000 (Sweden) Sweden
65°48′N 24°0′E / 65.800°N 24.000°E / 65.800; 24.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia
64°24′N 24°0′E / 64.400°N 24.000°E / 64.400; 24.000 (Finland) Finland
60°1′N 24°0′E / 60.017°N 24.000°E / 60.017; 24.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
59°21′N 24°0′E / 59.350°N 24.000°E / 59.350; 24.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Väike-Pakri and the mainland
58°18′N 24°0′E / 58.300°N 24.000°E / 58.300; 24.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Riga
58°9′N 24°0′E / 58.150°N 24.000°E / 58.150; 24.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Kihnu
58°6′N 24°0′E / 58.100°N 24.000°E / 58.100; 24.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Riga
57°2′N 24°0′E / 57.033°N 24.000°E / 57.033; 24.000 (Latvia) Latvia Passing just west of Riga
56°20′N 24°0′E / 56.333°N 24.000°E / 56.333; 24.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania
53°56′N 24°0′E / 53.933°N 24.000°E / 53.933; 24.000 (Belarus) Belarus
51°35′N 24°0′E / 51.583°N 24.000°E / 51.583; 24.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
50°56′N 24°0′E / 50.933°N 24.000°E / 50.933; 24.000 (Poland) Poland For about 10km
50°51′N 24°0′E / 50.850°N 24.000°E / 50.850; 24.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine For about 7km
50°46′N 24°0′E / 50.767°N 24.000°E / 50.767; 24.000 (Poland) Poland
50°26′N 24°0′E / 50.433°N 24.000°E / 50.433; 24.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
47°58′N 24°0′E / 47.967°N 24.000°E / 47.967; 24.000 (Romania) Romania
43°45′N 24°0′E / 43.750°N 24.000°E / 43.750; 24.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
41°27′N 24°0′E / 41.450°N 24.000°E / 41.450; 24.000 (Greece) Greece
40°45′N 24°0′E / 40.750°N 24.000°E / 40.750; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
40°23′N 24°0′E / 40.383°N 24.000°E / 40.383; 24.000 (Greece) Greece Peninsula of Mount Athos
40°19′N 24°0′E / 40.317°N 24.000°E / 40.317; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
40°5′N 24°0′E / 40.083°N 24.000°E / 40.083; 24.000 (Greece) Greece Peninsula of Sithonia
39°58′N 24°0′E / 39.967°N 24.000°E / 39.967; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Kyra Panagia
and just east of the islands of Alonissos and Peristera, Greece
38°41′N 24°0′E / 38.683°N 24.000°E / 38.683; 24.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Euboea
38°24′N 24°0′E / 38.400°N 24.000°E / 38.400; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea
38°15′N 24°0′E / 38.250°N 24.000°E / 38.250; 24.000 (Greece) Greece
37°40′N 24°0′E / 37.667°N 24.000°E / 37.667; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete
35°31′N 24°0′E / 35.517°N 24.000°E / 35.517; 24.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Crete
35°13′N 24°0′E / 35.217°N 24.000°E / 35.217; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
34°56′N 24°0′E / 34.933°N 24.000°E / 34.933; 24.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Gavdopoula
34°55′N 24°0′E / 34.917°N 24.000°E / 34.917; 24.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Gavdos, Greece
32°6′N 24°0′E / 32.100°N 24.000°E / 32.100; 24.000 (Libya) Libya
20°0′N 24°0′E / 20.000°N 24.000°E / 20.000; 24.000 (Libya / Sudan border) Libya / Sudan border
19°30′N 24°0′E / 19.500°N 24.000°E / 19.500; 24.000 (Chad / Sudan border) Chad / Sudan border
15°42′N 24°0′E / 15.700°N 24.000°E / 15.700; 24.000 (Sudan) Sudan
8°42′N 24°0′E / 8.700°N 24.000°E / 8.700; 24.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
5°52′N 24°0′E / 5.867°N 24.000°E / 5.867; 24.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
10°53′S 24°0′E / 10.883°S 24.000°E / -10.883; 24.000 (Zambia) Zambia For about 5km
10°55′S 24°0′E / 10.917°S 24.000°E / -10.917; 24.000 (Angola) Angola
11°36′S 24°0′E / 11.600°S 24.000°E / -11.600; 24.000 (Zambia) Zambia For about 16km
11°45′S 24°0′E / 11.750°S 24.000°E / -11.750; 24.000 (Angola) Angola For about 11km
11°51′S 24°0′E / 11.850°S 24.000°E / -11.850; 24.000 (Zambia) Zambia
12°10′S 24°0′E / 12.167°S 24.000°E / -12.167; 24.000 (Angola) Angola
12°29′S 24°0′E / 12.483°S 24.000°E / -12.483; 24.000 (Zambia) Zambia
12°55′S 24°0′E / 12.917°S 24.000°E / -12.917; 24.000 (Angola) Angola
12°59′S 24°0′E / 12.983°S 24.000°E / -12.983; 24.000 (Zambia) Zambia
17°31′S 24°0′E / 17.517°S 24.000°E / -17.517; 24.000 (Namibia) Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°10′S 24°0′E / 18.167°S 24.000°E / -18.167; 24.000 (Botswana) Botswana
25°37′S 24°0′E / 25.617°S 24.000°E / -25.617; 24.000 (South Africa) South Africa North West
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
34°2′S 24°0′E / 34.033°S 24.000°E / -34.033; 24.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 24°0′E / 60.000°S 24.000°E / -60.000; 24.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°17′S 24°0′E / 70.283°S 24.000°E / -70.283; 24.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

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