25th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 25° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 25th meridian east forms a great circle with the 155th meridian west.
Most of the border between Libya and Egypt is defined by the meridian, as is much of the border between Libya and Sudan.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 25th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 25°0′E / 90.000°N 25.000°E / 90.000; 25.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°15′N 25°0′E / 80.250°N 25.000°E / 80.250; 25.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard 79°20′N 25°0′E / 79.333°N 25.000°E / 79.333; 25.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°29′N 25°0′E / 76.483°N 25.000°E / 76.483; 25.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Hopen, Svalbard 76°26′N 25°0′E / 76.433°N 25.000°E / 76.433; 25.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 71°2′N 25°0′E / 71.033°N 25.000°E / 71.033; 25.000 (Norway) Norway 68°37′N 25°0′E / 68.617°N 25.000°E / 68.617; 25.000 (Finland) Finland 65°38′N 25°0′E / 65.633°N 25.000°E / 65.633; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 65°3′N 25°0′E / 65.050°N 25.000°E / 65.050; 25.000 (Finland) Finland Island of Hailuoto 65°2′N 25°0′E / 65.033°N 25.000°E / 65.033; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 64°55′N 25°0′E / 64.917°N 25.000°E / 64.917; 25.000 (Finland) Finland Passing through Helsinki 60°10′N 25°0′E / 60.167°N 25.000°E / 60.167; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°39′N 25°0′E / 59.650°N 25.000°E / 59.650; 25.000 (Estonia) Estonia Island of Prangli 59°37′N 25°0′E / 59.617°N 25.000°E / 59.617; 25.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°29′N 25°0′E / 59.483°N 25.000°E / 59.483; 25.000 (Estonia) Estonia Passing just east of Tallinn 58°0′N 25°0′E / 58.000°N 25.000°E / 58.000; 25.000 (Latvia) Latvia 56°18′N 25°0′E / 56.300°N 25.000°E / 56.300; 25.000 (Lithuania) Lithuania Passing just west of Vilnius 54°9′N 25°0′E / 54.150°N 25.000°E / 54.150; 25.000 (Belarus) Belarus 51°55′N 25°0′E / 51.917°N 25.000°E / 51.917; 25.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine Volyn Oblast — passing just west of Lutsk
Lviv Oblast — passing just east of Zolochiv
Ternopil Oblast — passing just east of Berezhany
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — passing through Kolomyia
Chernivtsi Oblast47°44′N 25°0′E / 47.733°N 25.000°E / 47.733; 25.000 (Romania) Romania 43°44′N 25°0′E / 43.733°N 25.000°E / 43.733; 25.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 41°23′N 25°0′E / 41.383°N 25.000°E / 41.383; 25.000 (Greece) Greece 40°57′N 25°0′E / 40.950°N 25.000°E / 40.950; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Lemnos, Greece 39°33′N 25°0′E / 39.550°N 25.000°E / 39.550; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Agios Efstratios 39°29′N 25°0′E / 39.483°N 25.000°E / 39.483; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°46′N 25°0′E / 37.767°N 25.000°E / 37.767; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Just passing through the easternmost point of the island of Andros 37°46′N 25°0′E / 37.767°N 25.000°E / 37.767; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°40′N 25°0′E / 37.667°N 25.000°E / 37.667; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Tinos 37°38′N 25°0′E / 37.633°N 25.000°E / 37.633; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea - passing just east of the island of Syros, Greece 36°59′N 25°0′E / 36.983°N 25.000°E / 36.983; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Despotiko 36°57′N 25°0′E / 36.950°N 25.000°E / 36.950; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
Passing between the islands of Folegandros and Sikinos, Greece36°36′N 25°0′E / 36.600°N 25.000°E / 36.600; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Sea of Crete 35°25′N 25°0′E / 35.417°N 25.000°E / 35.417; 25.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Crete 34°56′N 25°0′E / 34.933°N 25.000°E / 34.933; 25.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°57′N 25°0′E / 31.950°N 25.000°E / 31.950; 25.000 (Libya) Libya 31°30′N 25°0′E / 31.500°N 25.000°E / 31.500; 25.000 (Egypt) Egypt 30°50′N 25°0′E / 30.833°N 25.000°E / 30.833; 25.000 (Libya) Libya For about 12 km 30°44′N 25°0′E / 30.733°N 25.000°E / 30.733; 25.000 (Egypt) Egypt 29°15′N 25°0′E / 29.250°N 25.000°E / 29.250; 25.000 (Libya / Egypt border) Libya / Egypt border 22°0′N 25°0′E / 22.000°N 25.000°E / 22.000; 25.000 (Libya / Sudan border) Libya / Sudan border 20°0′N 25°0′E / 20.000°N 25.000°E / 20.000; 25.000 (Sudan) Sudan 9°58′N 25°0′E / 9.967°N 25.000°E / 9.967; 25.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan 7°58′N 25°0′E / 7.967°N 25.000°E / 7.967; 25.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 5°0′N 25°0′E / 5.000°N 25.000°E / 5.000; 25.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 11°15′S 25°0′E / 11.250°S 25.000°E / -11.250; 25.000 (Zambia) Zambia 17°36′S 25°0′E / 17.600°S 25.000°E / -17.600; 25.000 (Namibia) Namibia Caprivi Strip 17°43′S 25°0′E / 17.717°S 25.000°E / -17.717; 25.000 (Botswana) Botswana Passing through the Makgadikgadi Pan 25°45′S 25°0′E / 25.750°S 25.000°E / -25.750; 25.000 (South Africa) South Africa North West
Northern Cape - for about 8 km
North West
Northern Cape - for about 8 km
Free State
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape33°59′S 25°0′E / 33.983°S 25.000°E / -33.983; 25.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 25°0′E / 60.000°S 25.000°E / -60.000; 25.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°7′S 25°0′E / 70.117°S 25.000°E / -70.117; 25.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
References
- ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 102–09 & 133–40.
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