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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.3°N, 24°W
 * 80.3°N, 24°W
 * Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.23333°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.23333°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 77.86667°N, 24°W
 * 77.86667°N, 24°W
 * Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.55°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.55°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.95°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.95°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 71.05°N, 24°W
 * 71.05°N, 24°W
 * Islands of Ingøy and Rolvsøy
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.91667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.91667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 70.68333°N, 24°W
 * 70.68333°N, 24°W
 * Island of Kvaløya, and the mainland
 * 68.81667°N, 24°W
 * 68.81667°N, 24°W
 * 66.83333°N, 24°W
 * 66.83333°N, 24°W
 * 66.83333°N, 24°W
 * For about 4 km
 * 66.8°N, 24°W
 * 66.8°N, 24°W
 * 66.03333°N, 24°W
 * 66.03333°N, 24°W
 * 66.03333°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.8°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.8°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.8°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia
 * 64.4°N, 24°W
 * 64.4°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.01667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.01667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.01667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Finland
 * 59.35°N, 24°W
 * 59.35°N, 24°W
 * Island of Väike-Pakri and the mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.3°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.3°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Riga
 * 58.15°N, 24°W
 * 58.15°N, 24°W
 * Island of Kihnu
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.1°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.1°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Riga
 * 57.03333°N, 24°W
 * 57.03333°N, 24°W
 * Passing through west outskirts of Riga
 * 56.33333°N, 24°W
 * 56.33333°N, 24°W
 * Passing through Kaunas
 * 53.93333°N, 24°W
 * 53.93333°N, 24°W
 * 51.58333°N, 24°W
 * 51.58333°N, 24°W
 * 51.58333°N, 24°W
 * Volyn Oblast — passing just east of Liuboml
 * 50.93333°N, 24°W
 * 50.93333°N, 24°W
 * For about 10 km
 * 50.85°N, 24°W
 * 50.85°N, 24°W
 * For about 7 km — Volyn Oblast
 * 50.76667°N, 24°W
 * 50.76667°N, 24°W
 * 50.43333°N, 24°W
 * 50.43333°N, 24°W
 * 50.43333°N, 24°W
 * Lviv Oblast — passing through Lviv Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — passing through Dolyna Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just west of Rakhiv
 * 47.96667°N, 24°W
 * 47.96667°N, 24°W
 * 43.75°N, 24°W
 * 43.75°N, 24°W
 * 43.75°N, 24°W
 * 41.45°N, 24°W
 * 41.45°N, 24°W
 * 41.45°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.75°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.75°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.75°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea
 * 40.38333°N, 24°W
 * 40.38333°N, 24°W
 * Peninsula of Mount Athos
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.31667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.31667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea
 * 40.08333°N, 24°W
 * 40.08333°N, 24°W
 * Peninsula of Sithonia
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.96667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Kyra Panagia and just east of the islands of Alonissos and Peristera, 🇬🇷
 * 38.68333°N, 24°W
 * 38.68333°N, 24°W
 * Island of Euboea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.4°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.4°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea
 * 38.25°N, 24°W
 * 38.25°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.66667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.66667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.66667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete
 * 35.51667°N, 24°W
 * 35.51667°N, 24°W
 * Island of Crete
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35.21667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35.21667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 34.93333°N, 24°W
 * 34.93333°N, 24°W
 * Island of Gavdopoula
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.91667°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Gavdos, 🇬🇷
 * 32.1°N, 24°W
 * 32.1°N, 24°W
 * 20°N, 24°W
 * 20°N, 24°W
 * 20°N, 24°W
 * 19.5°N, 24°W
 * 19.5°N, 24°W
 * 19.5°N, 24°W
 * 15.7°N, 24°W
 * 15.7°N, 24°W
 * 15.7°N, 24°W
 * 8.7°N, 24°W
 * 8.7°N, 24°W
 * 8.7°N, 24°W
 * 5.86667°N, 24°W
 * 5.86667°N, 24°W
 * 5.86667°N, 24°W
 * -10.88333°N, 24°W
 * -10.88333°N, 24°W
 * -10.88333°N, 24°W
 * For about 5 km
 * -10.91667°N, 24°W
 * -10.91667°N, 24°W
 * -11.6°N, 24°W
 * -11.6°N, 24°W
 * -11.6°N, 24°W
 * For about 16 km
 * -11.75°N, 24°W
 * -11.75°N, 24°W
 * For about 11 km
 * -11.85°N, 24°W
 * -11.85°N, 24°W
 * -12.16667°N, 24°W
 * -12.16667°N, 24°W
 * -12.16667°N, 24°W
 * -12.48333°N, 24°W
 * -12.48333°N, 24°W
 * -12.48333°N, 24°W
 * -12.91667°N, 24°W
 * -12.91667°N, 24°W
 * -12.91667°N, 24°W
 * -12.98333°N, 24°W
 * -12.98333°N, 24°W
 * -12.98333°N, 24°W
 * -17.51667°N, 24°W
 * -17.51667°N, 24°W
 * -17.51667°N, 24°W
 * Caprivi Strip
 * -18.16667°N, 24°W
 * -18.16667°N, 24°W
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 * -25.61667°N, 24°W
 * -25.61667°N, 24°W
 * North West Northern Cape Western Cape Eastern Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.03333°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.03333°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 24°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -70.28333°N, 24°W
 * -70.28333°N, 24°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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