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The meridian 23° 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 23rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 157th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 23rd meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
90°0′N 23°0′E / 90.000°N 23.000°E / 90.000; 23.000 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean
80°27′N 23°0′E / 80.450°N 23.000°E / 80.450; 23.000 (Norway)
Norway
Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
79°16′N 23°0′E / 79.267°N 23.000°E / 79.267; 23.000 (Barents Sea)
Barents Sea
78°13′N 23°0′E / 78.217°N 23.000°E / 78.217; 23.000 (Norway)
Norway
Island of Edgeøya, Svalbard
77°18′N 23°0′E / 77.300°N 23.000°E / 77.300; 23.000 (Barents Sea)
Barents Sea
72°25′N 23°0′E / 72.417°N 23.000°E / 72.417; 23.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian Sea
70°51′N 23°0′E / 70.850°N 23.000°E / 70.850; 23.000 (Norway)
Norway
Islands of Sørøya, Seiland, Stjernøya and the mainland
68°42′N 23°0′E / 68.700°N 23.000°E / 68.700; 23.000 (Finland)
Finland
68°19′N 23°0′E / 68.317°N 23.000°E / 68.317; 23.000 (Sweden)
Sweden
65°45′N 23°0′E / 65.750°N 23.000°E / 65.750; 23.000 (Baltic Sea)
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
63°49′N 23°0′E / 63.817°N 23.000°E / 63.817; 23.000 (Finland)
Finland
59°50′N 23°0′E / 59.833°N 23.000°E / 59.833; 23.000 (Baltic Sea)
Baltic Sea
58°55′N 23°0′E / 58.917°N 23.000°E / 58.917; 23.000 (Estonia)
Estonia
Island of Hiiumaa
58°50′N 23°0′E / 58.833°N 23.000°E / 58.833; 23.000 (Baltic Sea)
Baltic Sea
Kassaare Bay
58°36′N 23°0′E / 58.600°N 23.000°E / 58.600; 23.000 (Estonia)
Estonia
Island of Saaremaa
58°21′N 23°0′E / 58.350°N 23.000°E / 58.350; 23.000 (Baltic Sea)
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga - passing just west of the island of Ruhnu, Estonia
57°24′N 23°0′E / 57.400°N 23.000°E / 57.400; 23.000 (Latvia)
Latvia
56°24′N 23°0′E / 56.400°N 23.000°E / 56.400; 23.000 (Lithuania)
Lithuania
54°22′N 23°0′E / 54.367°N 23.000°E / 54.367; 23.000 (Poland)
Poland
Passing just west of Białystok
49°51′N 23°0′E / 49.850°N 23.000°E / 49.850; 23.000 (Ukraine)
Ukraine
Lviv Oblast — passing just west of Sambir
Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just east of Mukacheve
48°0′N 23°0′E / 48.000°N 23.000°E / 48.000; 23.000 (Romania)
Romania
44°6′N 23°0′E / 44.100°N 23.000°E / 44.100; 23.000 (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria
For about 9 km
44°1′N 23°0′E / 44.017°N 23.000°E / 44.017; 23.000 (Romania)
Romania
43°49′N 23°0′E / 43.817°N 23.000°E / 43.817; 23.000 (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria
43°12′N 23°0′E / 43.200°N 23.000°E / 43.200; 23.000 (Serbia)
Serbia
For about 7 km - easternmost point of the country
43°9′N 23°0′E / 43.150°N 23.000°E / 43.150; 23.000 (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria
41°47′N 23°0′E / 41.783°N 23.000°E / 41.783; 23.000 (North Macedonia)
North Macedonia
For about 10 km - easternmost point of the country
41°41′N 23°0′E / 41.683°N 23.000°E / 41.683; 23.000 (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria
41°20′N 23°0′E / 41.333°N 23.000°E / 41.333; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
40°22′N 23°0′E / 40.367°N 23.000°E / 40.367; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
39°33′N 23°0′E / 39.550°N 23.000°E / 39.550; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
39°21′N 23°0′E / 39.350°N 23.000°E / 39.350; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
Pagasetic Gulf, Aegean Sea
39°1′N 23°0′E / 39.017°N 23.000°E / 39.017; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
Mainland and island of Euboea
38°53′N 23°0′E / 38.883°N 23.000°E / 38.883; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
Euripus Strait, Aegean Sea
38°45′N 23°0′E / 38.750°N 23.000°E / 38.750; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
38°13′N 23°0′E / 38.217°N 23.000°E / 38.217; 23.000 (Alkyonides Gulf)
Alkyonides Gulf
38°4′N 23°0′E / 38.067°N 23.000°E / 38.067; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
Peloponnese
37°29′N 23°0′E / 37.483°N 23.000°E / 37.483; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
Argolic Gulf, Aegean Sea
37°2′N 23°0′E / 37.033°N 23.000°E / 37.033; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
Peloponnese
36°31′N 23°0′E / 36.517°N 23.000°E / 36.517; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
36°19′N 23°0′E / 36.317°N 23.000°E / 36.317; 23.000 (Greece)
Greece
Island of Kythira
36°9′N 23°0′E / 36.150°N 23.000°E / 36.150; 23.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
Mediterranean Sea
32°39′N 23°0′E / 32.650°N 23.000°E / 32.650; 23.000 (Libya)
Libya
20°1′N 23°0′E / 20.017°N 23.000°E / 20.017; 23.000 (Chad)
Chad
15°35′N 23°0′E / 15.583°N 23.000°E / 15.583; 23.000 (Sudan)
Sudan
10°43′N 23°0′E / 10.717°N 23.000°E / 10.717; 23.000 (Central African Republic)
Central African Republic
4°47′N 23°0′E / 4.783°N 23.000°E / 4.783; 23.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°6′S 23°0′E / 11.100°S 23.000°E / -11.100; 23.000 (Angola)
Angola
13°0′S 23°0′E / 13.000°S 23.000°E / -13.000; 23.000 (Zambia)
Zambia
17°17′S 23°0′E / 17.283°S 23.000°E / -17.283; 23.000 (Angola)
Angola
17°43′S 23°0′E / 17.717°S 23.000°E / -17.717; 23.000 (Namibia)
Namibia
Caprivi Strip
18°1′S 23°0′E / 18.017°S 23.000°E / -18.017; 23.000 (Botswana)
Botswana
25°20′S 23°0′E / 25.333°S 23.000°E / -25.333; 23.000 (South Africa)
South Africa
North West
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
34°4′S 23°0′E / 34.067°S 23.000°E / -34.067; 23.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean
60°0′S 23°0′E / 60.000°S 23.000°E / -60.000; 23.000 (Southern Ocean)
Southern Ocean
70°6′S 23°0′E / 70.100°S 23.000°E / -70.100; 23.000 (Antarctica)
Antarctica
Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
- 22nd meridian east
- 24th meridian east