25th meridian east

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.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 25th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 25°W
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 * 80.25°N, 25°W
 * 80.25°N, 25°W
 * Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.33333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.33333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 76.48333°N, 25°W
 * 76.48333°N, 25°W
 * Island of Hopen, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.43333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.43333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.03333°N, 25°W
 * 71.03333°N, 25°W
 * 68.61667°N, 25°W
 * 68.61667°N, 25°W
 * 68.61667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.63333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.63333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.63333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia
 * 65.05°N, 25°W
 * 65.05°N, 25°W
 * Island of Hailuoto
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.03333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.03333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia
 * 64.91667°N, 25°W
 * 64.91667°N, 25°W
 * Passing through Helsinki
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.16667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.16667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Finland
 * 59.65°N, 25°W
 * 59.65°N, 25°W
 * Island of Prangli
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.61667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.61667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Finland
 * 59.48333°N, 25°W
 * 59.48333°N, 25°W
 * Passing just east of Tallinn
 * 58°N, 25°W
 * 58°N, 25°W
 * 56.3°N, 25°W
 * 56.3°N, 25°W
 * 56.3°N, 25°W
 * Passing just west of Vilnius
 * 54.15°N, 25°W
 * 54.15°N, 25°W
 * 51.91667°N, 25°W
 * 51.91667°N, 25°W
 * 51.91667°N, 25°W
 * 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 Oblast
 * 47.73333°N, 25°W
 * 47.73333°N, 25°W
 * 43.73333°N, 25°W
 * 43.73333°N, 25°W
 * 43.73333°N, 25°W
 * 41.38333°N, 25°W
 * 41.38333°N, 25°W
 * 41.38333°N, 25°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.95°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.95°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea - passing just west of the island of Lemnos, 🇬🇷
 * 39.55°N, 25°W
 * 39.55°N, 25°W
 * Island of Agios Efstratios
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.48333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.48333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea
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 * 37.76667°N, 25°W
 * Just passing through the easternmost point of the island of Andros
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.76667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.76667°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea
 * 37.66667°N, 25°W
 * 37.66667°N, 25°W
 * Island of Tinos
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.63333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea - passing just east of the island of Syros, 🇬🇷
 * 36.98333°N, 25°W
 * 36.98333°N, 25°W
 * Island of Despotiko
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.95°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea Passing between the islands of Folegandros and Sikinos, 🇬🇷
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.6°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.6°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Crete
 * 35.41667°N, 25°W
 * 35.41667°N, 25°W
 * Island of Crete
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.93333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.93333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 31.95°N, 25°W
 * 31.95°N, 25°W
 * 31.5°N, 25°W
 * 31.5°N, 25°W
 * 31.5°N, 25°W
 * 30.83333°N, 25°W
 * 30.83333°N, 25°W
 * 30.83333°N, 25°W
 * For about 12 km
 * 30.73333°N, 25°W
 * 30.73333°N, 25°W
 * 29.25°N, 25°W
 * 29.25°N, 25°W
 * 29.25°N, 25°W
 * 22°N, 25°W
 * 22°N, 25°W
 * 22°N, 25°W
 * 20°N, 25°W
 * 20°N, 25°W
 * 20°N, 25°W
 * 9.96667°N, 25°W
 * 9.96667°N, 25°W
 * 9.96667°N, 25°W
 * 7.96667°N, 25°W
 * 7.96667°N, 25°W
 * 7.96667°N, 25°W
 * 5°N, 25°W
 * 5°N, 25°W
 * 5°N, 25°W
 * -11.25°N, 25°W
 * -11.25°N, 25°W
 * -11.25°N, 25°W
 * -17.6°N, 25°W
 * -17.6°N, 25°W
 * -17.6°N, 25°W
 * Caprivi Strip
 * -17.71667°N, 25°W
 * -17.71667°N, 25°W
 * Passing through the Makgadikgadi Pan
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 * -25.75°N, 25°W
 * North West Northern Cape - for about 8 km North West Northern Cape - for about 8 km Free State Northern Cape Eastern Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.98333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.98333°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -70.11667°N, 25°W
 * -70.11667°N, 25°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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