29th meridian east

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29th meridian east

The meridian 29° 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 29th meridian east forms a great circle with the 151st meridian west.

The meridian defines the eastern border of the Abyei area,[1] which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 29th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 29°0′E / 90.000°N 29.000°E / 90.000; 29.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
78°56′N 29°0′E / 78.933°N 29.000°E / 78.933; 29.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard
78°53′N 29°0′E / 78.883°N 29.000°E / 78.883; 29.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
70°52′N 29°0′E / 70.867°N 29.000°E / 70.867; 29.000 (Norway)  Norway
69°43′N 29°0′E / 69.717°N 29.000°E / 69.717; 29.000 (Finland)  Finland
69°18′N 29°0′E / 69.300°N 29.000°E / 69.300; 29.000 (Norway)  Norway
69°2′N 29°0′E / 69.033°N 29.000°E / 69.033; 29.000 (Russia)  Russia
68°8′N 29°0′E / 68.133°N 29.000°E / 68.133; 29.000 (Finland)  Finland
61°11′N 29°0′E / 61.183°N 29.000°E / 61.183; 29.000 (Russia)  Russia
60°12′N 29°0′E / 60.200°N 29.000°E / 60.200; 29.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
59°49′N 29°0′E / 59.817°N 29.000°E / 59.817; 29.000 (Russia)  Russia
56°2′N 29°0′E / 56.033°N 29.000°E / 56.033; 29.000 (Belarus)  Belarus
51°34′N 29°0′E / 51.567°N 29.000°E / 51.567; 29.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
47°58′N 29°0′E / 47.967°N 29.000°E / 47.967; 29.000 (Moldova)  Moldova Passing through the de facto independent, but unrecognised state of  Transnistria
46°29′N 29°0′E / 46.483°N 29.000°E / 46.483; 29.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
46°14′N 29°0′E / 46.233°N 29.000°E / 46.233; 29.000 (Moldova)  Moldova For about 11 km
46°9′N 29°0′E / 46.150°N 29.000°E / 46.150; 29.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine For about 7 km
46°4′N 29°0′E / 46.067°N 29.000°E / 46.067; 29.000 (Moldova)  Moldova For about 4 km
46°2′N 29°0′E / 46.033°N 29.000°E / 46.033; 29.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
45°21′N 29°0′E / 45.350°N 29.000°E / 45.350; 29.000 (Romania)  Romania
44°40′N 29°0′E / 44.667°N 29.000°E / 44.667; 29.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°15′N 29°0′E / 41.250°N 29.000°E / 41.250; 29.000 (Turkey)  Turkey 25 km. Thrace, Passing through Istanbul and neighbouring areas
41°2′N 29°0′E / 41.033°N 29.000°E / 41.033; 29.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara
40°39′N 29°0′E / 40.650°N 29.000°E / 40.650; 29.000 (Turkey)  Turkey 19 km. Anatolia (Armutlu Peninsula)
40°28′N 29°0′E / 40.467°N 29.000°E / 40.467; 29.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara Gemlik Bay
40°22′N 29°0′E / 40.367°N 29.000°E / 40.367; 29.000 (Turkey)  Turkey 430 km. Anatolia
36°43′N 29°0′E / 36.717°N 29.000°E / 36.717; 29.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
30°50′N 29°0′E / 30.833°N 29.000°E / 30.833; 29.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
22°0′N 29°0′E / 22.000°N 29.000°E / 22.000; 29.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
10°10′N 29°0′E / 10.167°N 29.000°E / 10.167; 29.000 (Abyei / Sudan border) Border of Abyei and  Sudan proper Abyei is controlled by  Sudan, and claimed by  South Sudan
9°40′N 29°0′E / 9.667°N 29.000°E / 9.667; 29.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
4°29′N 29°0′E / 4.483°N 29.000°E / 4.483; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
2°18′S 29°0′E / 2.300°S 29.000°E / -2.300; 29.000 (Rwanda)  Rwanda
2°42′S 29°0′E / 2.700°S 29.000°E / -2.700; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 8 km
2°47′S 29°0′E / 2.783°S 29.000°E / -2.783; 29.000 (Burundi)  Burundi For about 4 km
2°49′S 29°0′E / 2.817°S 29.000°E / -2.817; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°27′S 29°0′E / 8.450°S 29.000°E / -8.450; 29.000 (Zambia)  Zambia Passing through Lake Mweru
12°17′S 29°0′E / 12.283°S 29.000°E / -12.283; 29.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
13°25′S 29°0′E / 13.417°S 29.000°E / -13.417; 29.000 (Zambia)  Zambia
15°56′S 29°0′E / 15.933°S 29.000°E / -15.933; 29.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe Passing through Lake Kariba
21°46′S 29°0′E / 21.767°S 29.000°E / -21.767; 29.000 (Botswana)  Botswana
22°16′S 29°0′E / 22.267°S 29.000°E / -22.267; 29.000 (South Africa)  South Africa
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal
28°55′S 29°0′E / 28.917°S 29.000°E / -28.917; 29.000 (Lesotho)  Lesotho
30°1′S 29°0′E / 30.017°S 29.000°E / -30.017; 29.000 (South Africa)  South Africa Eastern Cape
32°9′S 29°0′E / 32.150°S 29.000°E / -32.150; 29.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 29°0′E / 60.000°S 29.000°E / -60.000; 29.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°45′S 29°0′E / 69.750°S 29.000°E / -69.750; 29.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

References

  1. ^ "Abyei Arbitration: Final Award Map" (PDF). Permanent Court of Arbitration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

See also