29th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 29th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 29°0′E / 90.000°N 29.000°E / 90.000; 29.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
78°56′N 29°0′E / 78.933°N 29.000°E / 78.933; 29.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard
78°53′N 29°0′E / 78.883°N 29.000°E / 78.883; 29.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
70°52′N 29°0′E / 70.867°N 29.000°E / 70.867; 29.000 (Norway) Norway
69°43′N 29°0′E / 69.717°N 29.000°E / 69.717; 29.000 (Finland) Finland
69°18′N 29°0′E / 69.300°N 29.000°E / 69.300; 29.000 (Norway) Norway
69°2′N 29°0′E / 69.033°N 29.000°E / 69.033; 29.000 (Russia) Russia
68°8′N 29°0′E / 68.133°N 29.000°E / 68.133; 29.000 (Finland) Finland
61°11′N 29°0′E / 61.183°N 29.000°E / 61.183; 29.000 (Russia) Russia
60°12′N 29°0′E / 60.200°N 29.000°E / 60.200; 29.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
59°49′N 29°0′E / 59.817°N 29.000°E / 59.817; 29.000 (Russia) Russia
56°2′N 29°0′E / 56.033°N 29.000°E / 56.033; 29.000 (Belarus) Belarus
51°34′N 29°0′E / 51.567°N 29.000°E / 51.567; 29.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
47°58′N 29°0′E / 47.967°N 29.000°E / 47.967; 29.000 (Moldova) Moldova Passing through the de facto independent, but unrecognised state of Transnistria
46°29′N 29°0′E / 46.483°N 29.000°E / 46.483; 29.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
46°14′N 29°0′E / 46.233°N 29.000°E / 46.233; 29.000 (Moldova) Moldova For about 11 km
46°9′N 29°0′E / 46.150°N 29.000°E / 46.150; 29.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine For about 7 km
46°4′N 29°0′E / 46.067°N 29.000°E / 46.067; 29.000 (Moldova) Moldova For about 4 km
46°2′N 29°0′E / 46.033°N 29.000°E / 46.033; 29.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
45°21′N 29°0′E / 45.350°N 29.000°E / 45.350; 29.000 (Romania) Romania
44°40′N 29°0′E / 44.667°N 29.000°E / 44.667; 29.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°15′N 29°0′E / 41.250°N 29.000°E / 41.250; 29.000 (Turkey) Turkey 25 km. Thrace, Passing just east of Istanbul
41°2′N 29°0′E / 41.033°N 29.000°E / 41.033; 29.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara
40°39′N 29°0′E / 40.650°N 29.000°E / 40.650; 29.000 (Turkey) Turkey 19 km. Anatolia (Armutlu Peninsula)
40°28′N 29°0′E / 40.467°N 29.000°E / 40.467; 29.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara Gemlik Bay
40°22′N 29°0′E / 40.367°N 29.000°E / 40.367; 29.000 (Turkey) Turkey 430 km. Anatolia
36°43′N 29°0′E / 36.717°N 29.000°E / 36.717; 29.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
30°50′N 29°0′E / 30.833°N 29.000°E / 30.833; 29.000 (Egypt) Egypt
22°0′N 29°0′E / 22.000°N 29.000°E / 22.000; 29.000 (Sudan) Sudan
10°10′N 29°0′E / 10.167°N 29.000°E / 10.167; 29.000 (Abyei / Sudan border) Border of Abyei and Sudan proper Abyei is controlled by Sudan, and claimed by South Sudan
9°40′N 29°0′E / 9.667°N 29.000°E / 9.667; 29.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan
4°29′N 29°0′E / 4.483°N 29.000°E / 4.483; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
2°18′S 29°0′E / 2.300°S 29.000°E / -2.300; 29.000 (Rwanda) Rwanda
2°42′S 29°0′E / 2.700°S 29.000°E / -2.700; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 8 km
2°47′S 29°0′E / 2.783°S 29.000°E / -2.783; 29.000 (Burundi) Burundi For about 4 km
2°49′S 29°0′E / 2.817°S 29.000°E / -2.817; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°27′S 29°0′E / 8.450°S 29.000°E / -8.450; 29.000 (Zambia) Zambia Passing through Lake Mweru
12°17′S 29°0′E / 12.283°S 29.000°E / -12.283; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
13°25′S 29°0′E / 13.417°S 29.000°E / -13.417; 29.000 (Zambia) Zambia
15°56′S 29°0′E / 15.933°S 29.000°E / -15.933; 29.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Passing through Lake Kariba
21°46′S 29°0′E / 21.767°S 29.000°E / -21.767; 29.000 (Botswana) Botswana
22°16′S 29°0′E / 22.267°S 29.000°E / -22.267; 29.000 (South Africa) South Africa Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Gauteng - for about 14 km
Mpumalanga
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal
28°55′S 29°0′E / 28.917°S 29.000°E / -28.917; 29.000 (Lesotho) Lesotho
30°1′S 29°0′E / 30.017°S 29.000°E / -30.017; 29.000 (South Africa) South Africa Eastern Cape
32°9′S 29°0′E / 32.150°S 29.000°E / -32.150; 29.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 29°0′E / 60.000°S 29.000°E / -60.000; 29.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°45′S 29°0′E / 69.750°S 29.000°E / -69.750; 29.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

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