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Themeridian 22° east ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude[1] that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean, theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Africa, theIndian Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.
The 22nd meridian east forms agreat ellipse with the158th meridian west.
Part of the border betweenAngola andZambia is defined by the meridian.
Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 22nd meridian east passes through:
Meridian 22.5° East crosses most countries (sovereign states) from all meridians: 26 in total. WhenSvalbard (in the North) andAntarctica (in the South) are added it crosses 28 territories.
From North to South:Norway,Finland,Sweden,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Russia (Kaliningrad),Poland,Slovakia,Ukraine,Hungary,Romania,Serbia,Bulgaria,North Macedonia,Greece,Libya,Chad,Sudan,Central African Republic,Congo Democratic Republic,Angola,Zambia,Namibia,Botswana andSouth Africa.
The line could be drawn fromTappeluft inNorway (the most northern town on mainland on this meridian) toGeorge inSouth Africa (the most southern city on this meridian) which is 11,573 km. It crosses alsoTurku inFinland. Meridian 22° East missesUkraine andBulgaria and Meridian 23° East missesRussia (Kaliningrad),Slovakia andHungary. Halfway both meridians, on 22.5° EL, those missing countries are on the line.
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