24th meridian east

24th meridian east
The meridian 24° 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 24th meridian east forms a great circle with the 156th meridian west.
Part of the border between Libya and Sudan is defined by the meridian, as is a large section of the border between Chad and Sudan.
The only capital located on 24th meridian east is Riga.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 24th meridian east passes through:
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| Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
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| Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
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| Islands of Ingøy and Rolvsøy
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| Island of Kvaløya, and the mainland
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| For about 4 km
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| Island of Väike-Pakri and the mainland
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
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| Island of Kihnu
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| Passing through west outskirts of Riga
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|Passing through Kaunas
Passing just west of Birštonas
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| Volyn Oblast — passing just east of Liuboml
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| For about 7 km — Volyn Oblast
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| Lviv Oblast — passing through LvivIvano-Frankivsk Oblast — passing through DolynaZakarpattia Oblast — passing just west of Rakhiv
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| Peninsula of Mount Athos
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| Peninsula of Sithonia
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| Island of Euboea
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| Island of Crete
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| Island of Gavdopoula
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| Caprivi Strip
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See also
23rd meridian east
25th meridian east
Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
e024 meridian east
Libya–Sudan border
Chad–Sudan border