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30th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 30° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 30th meridian east forms a great circle with the 150th meridian west.

The meridian is the mid point of Eastern European Time.

The 1992 BBC travel documentary Pole to Pole followed Michael Palin's journey along the 30° east meridian, which was selected as his travel axis as it covered the most land.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 30th meridian east passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" width="235" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Varangerfjord |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Kirkenes

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 8 km

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 2 km

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Saint Petersburg proper

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 12 km

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Black Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Kigali

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Limpopo Mpumalanga KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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