24th meridian east
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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.[1]
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 4 km 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 through west outskirts of Riga 56°20′N 24°0′E / 56.333°N 24.000°E / 56.333; 24.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania
Passing through Kaunas Passing just west of Birštonas
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
Volyn Oblast — passing just east of Liuboml 50°56′N 24°0′E / 50.933°N 24.000°E / 50.933; 24.000 (Poland) Poland
For about 10 km 50°51′N 24°0′E / 50.850°N 24.000°E / 50.850; 24.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
For about 7 km — Volyn Oblast 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
Lviv Oblast — passing through Lviv
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — passing through Dolyna
Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just west of Rakhiv47°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 5 km 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 16 km 11°45′S 24°0′E / 11.750°S 24.000°E / -11.750; 24.000 (Angola) Angola
For about 11 km 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 Cape34°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
See also
- 23rd meridian east
- 25th meridian east
- Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
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References
- ^ "Where is Riga, Latvia on Map Lat Long Coordinates". www.latlong.net. Retrieved 2023-10-31.