# 23rd meridian east

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The meridian 23° 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 23rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 157th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian east passes through:
    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 Passing just west of Białystok 49°51′N 23°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.850°N 23.000°E﻿ / 49.850; 23.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine Lviv Oblast — passing just west of Sambir Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just east of Mukacheve 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 9 km 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 7 km - 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 (North Macedonia)  North Macedonia For about 10 km - 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 Cape 34°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

## Meridian 22.5° East

Meridian 22.5° East crosses most countries (sovereign states) from all meridians: 26 in total. When Svalbard (in the North) and Antarctica (in the South) are added it crosses 28 territories.
From North to South: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad), Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Central African Republic, Congo Democratic Republic, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
The line could be drawn from Tappeluft in Norway (the most northern town on mainland on this meridian) to George in South Africa (the most southern city on this meridian) which is 11,573 km. It crosses also Turku in Finland. Meridian 22° East misses Ukraine and Bulgaria and Meridian 23° East misses Russia (Kaliningrad), Slovakia and Hungary. Halfway both meridians, on 22.5° EL, those missing countries are on the line.