33rd meridian east

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33rd meridian east

The meridian 33° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 33rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 147th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 33rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 33°0′E / 90.000°N 33.000°E / 90.000; 33.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°19′N 33°0′E / 80.317°N 33.000°E / 80.317; 33.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Kvitøya, Svalbard
80°8′N 33°0′E / 80.133°N 33.000°E / 80.133; 33.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
69°45′N 33°0′E / 69.750°N 33.000°E / 69.750; 33.000 (Russia)  Russia Rybachy Peninsula
69°36′N 33°0′E / 69.600°N 33.000°E / 69.600; 33.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Motovsky Gulf
69°27′N 33°0′E / 69.450°N 33.000°E / 69.450; 33.000 (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula
66°53′N 33°0′E / 66.883°N 33.000°E / 66.883; 33.000 (White Sea) White Sea Kandalaksha Gulf
66°42′N 33°0′E / 66.700°N 33.000°E / 66.700; 33.000 (Russia)  Russia
52°16′N 33°0′E / 52.267°N 33.000°E / 52.267; 33.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
46°1′N 33°0′E / 46.017°N 33.000°E / 46.017; 33.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea Karkinit Bay
45°41′N 33°0′E / 45.683°N 33.000°E / 45.683; 33.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by  Russia)
45°19′N 33°0′E / 45.317°N 33.000°E / 45.317; 33.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
41°55′N 33°0′E / 41.917°N 33.000°E / 41.917; 33.000 (Turkey)  Turkey Passing just east of Ankara
36°6′N 33°0′E / 36.100°N 33.000°E / 36.100; 33.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°22′N 33°0′E / 35.367°N 33.000°E / 35.367; 33.000 (Cyprus)  Cyprus Area controlled by  Northern Cyprus (claimed by the Republic of Cyprus)
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus
34°38′N 33°0′E / 34.633°N 33.000°E / 34.633; 33.000 (Akrotiri) Akrotiri  United Kingdom Sovereign Base Area (not part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus)
34°34′N 33°0′E / 34.567°N 33.000°E / 34.567; 33.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
31°10′N 33°0′E / 31.167°N 33.000°E / 31.167; 33.000 (Egypt)  Egypt Sinai Peninsula
39°10′N 33°0′E / 39.167°N 33.000°E / 39.167; 33.000 (Gulf of Suez) Gulf of Suez
28°29′N 33°0′E / 28.483°N 33.000°E / 28.483; 33.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
22°0′N 33°0′E / 22.000°N 33.000°E / 22.000; 33.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
12°13′N 33°0′E / 12.217°N 33.000°E / 12.217; 33.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
3°52′N 33°0′E / 3.867°N 33.000°E / 3.867; 33.000 (Uganda)  Uganda
0°7′N 33°0′E / 0.117°N 33.000°E / 0.117; 33.000 (Lake Victoria) Lake Victoria Passing just west of Ukara Island,  Tanzania
1°59′S 33°0′E / 1.983°S 33.000°E / -1.983; 33.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania Ukerewe Island
2°6′S 33°0′E / 2.100°S 33.000°E / -2.100; 33.000 (Lake Victoria) Lake Victoria
2°22′S 33°0′E / 2.367°S 33.000°E / -2.367; 33.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
9°22′S 33°0′E / 9.367°S 33.000°E / -9.367; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi For about 14 km
9°30′S 33°0′E / 9.500°S 33.000°E / -9.500; 33.000 (Zambia)  Zambia
12°42′S 33°0′E / 12.700°S 33.000°E / -12.700; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi For about 18 km
12°53′S 33°0′E / 12.883°S 33.000°E / -12.883; 33.000 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 14 km
13°0′S 33°0′E / 13.000°S 33.000°E / -13.000; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi For about 19 km
13°10′S 33°0′E / 13.167°S 33.000°E / -13.167; 33.000 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 5 km
13°13′S 33°0′E / 13.217°S 33.000°E / -13.217; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi
13°57′S 33°0′E / 13.950°S 33.000°E / -13.950; 33.000 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 3 km
13°58′S 33°0′E / 13.967°S 33.000°E / -13.967; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi For about 5 km
14°1′S 33°0′E / 14.017°S 33.000°E / -14.017; 33.000 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 6 km
14°5′S 33°0′E / 14.083°S 33.000°E / -14.083; 33.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
17°18′S 33°0′E / 17.300°S 33.000°E / -17.300; 33.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe For about 13 km
17°25′S 33°0′E / 17.417°S 33.000°E / -17.417; 33.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique For about 16 km
17°34′S 33°0′E / 17.567°S 33.000°E / -17.567; 33.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe
17°48′S 33°0′E / 17.800°S 33.000°E / -17.800; 33.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
18°13′S 33°0′E / 18.217°S 33.000°E / -18.217; 33.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe
18°29′S 33°0′E / 18.483°S 33.000°E / -18.483; 33.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
19°45′S 33°0′E / 19.750°S 33.000°E / -19.750; 33.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe
20°1′S 33°0′E / 20.017°S 33.000°E / -20.017; 33.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
25°28′S 33°0′E / 25.467°S 33.000°E / -25.467; 33.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of Inhaca Island and the mainland,  Mozambique
60°0′S 33°0′E / 60.000°S 33.000°E / -60.000; 33.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°31′S 33°0′E / 69.517°S 33.000°E / -69.517; 33.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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