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.

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24th meridian east

The 24th meridian defines part of Sudan's borders with Libya and Chad.

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 the 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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 24°0′E	Arctic Ocean
80°18′N 24°0′E	Norway	Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
79°14′N 24°0′E	Barents Sea
77°52′N 24°0′E	Norway	Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
77°33′N 24°0′E	Barents Sea
71°57′N 24°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
71°3′N 24°0′E	Norway	Islands of Ingøy and Rolvsøy
70°55′N 24°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
70°41′N 24°0′E	Norway	Island of Kvaløya, and the mainland
68°49′N 24°0′E	Finland
66°50′N 24°0′E	Sweden	For about 4 km
66°48′N 24°0′E	Finland
66°2′N 24°0′E	Sweden
65°48′N 24°0′E	Baltic Sea	Gulf of Bothnia
64°24′N 24°0′E	Finland
60°1′N 24°0′E	Baltic Sea	Gulf of Finland
59°21′N 24°0′E	Estonia	Island of Väike-Pakri and the mainland
58°18′N 24°0′E	Baltic Sea	Gulf of Riga
58°9′N 24°0′E	Estonia	Island of Kihnu
58°6′N 24°0′E	Baltic Sea	Gulf of Riga
57°2′N 24°0′E	Latvia	Passing through west outskirts of Riga
56°20′N 24°0′E	Lithuania	Passing through Kaunas Passing just west of Birštonas
53°56′N 24°0′E	Belarus
51°35′N 24°0′E	Ukraine	Volyn Oblast — passing just east of Liuboml
50°56′N 24°0′E	Poland	For about 10 km
50°51′N 24°0′E	Ukraine	For about 7 km — Volyn Oblast
50°46′N 24°0′E	Poland
50°26′N 24°0′E	Ukraine	Lviv Oblast — passing through Lviv Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — passing through Dolyna Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just west of Rakhiv
47°58′N 24°0′E	Romania
43°45′N 24°0′E	Bulgaria
41°27′N 24°0′E	Greece
40°45′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Aegean Sea
40°23′N 24°0′E	Greece	Peninsula of Mount Athos
40°19′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Aegean Sea
40°5′N 24°0′E	Greece	Peninsula of Sithonia
39°58′N 24°0′E	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	Greece	Island of Euboea
38°24′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea
38°15′N 24°0′E	Greece
37°40′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete
35°31′N 24°0′E	Greece	Island of Crete
35°13′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea
34°56′N 24°0′E	Greece	Island of Gavdopoula
34°55′N 24°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just west of the island of Gavdos, Greece
32°6′N 24°0′E	Libya
20°0′N 24°0′E	Libya / Sudan border
19°30′N 24°0′E	Chad / Sudan border
15°42′N 24°0′E	Sudan
8°42′N 24°0′E	Central African Republic
5°52′N 24°0′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
10°53′S 24°0′E	Zambia	For about 5 km
10°55′S 24°0′E	Angola
11°36′S 24°0′E	Zambia	For about 16 km
11°45′S 24°0′E	Angola	For about 11 km
11°51′S 24°0′E	Zambia
12°10′S 24°0′E	Angola
12°29′S 24°0′E	Zambia
12°55′S 24°0′E	Angola
12°59′S 24°0′E	Zambia
17°31′S 24°0′E	Namibia	Caprivi Strip
18°10′S 24°0′E	Botswana
25°37′S 24°0′E	South Africa	North West Northern Cape Western Cape Eastern Cape
34°2′S 24°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 24°0′E	Southern Ocean
70°17′S 24°0′E	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