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21st meridian east

{{Short description|Line of longitude}}

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The meridian 21° 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 21st meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 159th meridian west.

Part of Namibia's border with Botswana is defined by the meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 21st meridian east passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|80|43|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Svalbard - island of Tavleøya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|80|42|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|80|13|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Svalbard - island of Nordaustlandet

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|79|21|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|79|2|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Svalbard - islands of Bastian Insel, Spitsbergen, Barentsøya and Edgeøya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|2|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|77|35|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Svalbard - island of Edgeøya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|27|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|24|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea

{{Coord|70|3|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Islands of Skjervøya, Kågen and the mainland

{{Coord|69|3|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Finland}}

! scope="row" | {{FIN}}

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{{Coord|68|53|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Sweden}}

! scope="row" | {{SWE}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|64|9|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia, passing just east of the Holmöarna islands, {{SWE}}
and passing just west of the island of Replot and the mainland, {{FIN}}

{{Coord|60|39|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Åland Islands}}

! scope="row" | {{ALA}}

| Numerous islands

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|59|55|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|56|30|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Latvia}}

! scope="row" | {{LVA}}

| Passing through Liepāja

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|56|12|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|55|20|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Lithuania}}

! scope="row" | {{LTU}}

| Curonian Spit

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|55|17|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Curonian Lagoon}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Curonian Lagoon

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|54|54|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Kaliningrad Oblast (exclave)

{{Coord|54|21|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Poland}}

! scope="row" | {{POL}}

| Passing through Warsaw

{{Coord|49|20|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Slovakia}}

! scope="row" | {{SVK}}

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{{Coord|48|31|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Hungary}}

! scope="row" | {{HUN}}

|

{{Coord|46|16|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Romania}}

! scope="row" | {{ROU}}

|

{{Coord|45|21|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Serbia}}

! scope="row" | {{SRB}}

| passing near cities of Smederevo and Kragujevac, passing through Trstenik

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| {{Coord|43|7|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Kosovo/Serbia}}

! scope="row" | {{flag|Kosovo}} or {{SRB}}

| Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia.

{{Coord|42|8|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=North Macedonia}}

! scope="row" | {{NMK}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|41|1|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Lake Prespa}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Prespa

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|40|49|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| For about 8 km

{{Coord|40|44|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Albania}}

! scope="row" | {{ALB}}

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{{Coord|40|32|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Passing through the Ambracian Gulf

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|38|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ionian Sea, passing just east of the island of Zakynthos

{{Coord|37|16|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Strofades islands

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|15|N|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|32|44|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Libya}}

! scope="row" | {{LBY}}

|

{{Coord|21|3|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Chad}}

! scope="row" | {{TCD}}

|

{{Coord|9|44|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

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| {{Coord|4|25|N|21|0|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

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{{Coord|7|17|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=Angola}}

! scope="row" | {{ANG}}

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{{Coord|17|57|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=Namibia}}

! scope="row" | {{NAM}}

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{{Coord|18|19|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=Namibia / Botswana border}}

! scope="row" | {{NAM}} / {{BWA}} border

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{{Coord|22|0|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=Botswana}}

! scope="row" | {{BWA}}

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| {{Coord|26|50|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=South Africa}}

! scope="row" | {{ZAF}}

| Northern Cape
Western Cape

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|34|22|S|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|21|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|69|59|S|21|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Queen Maud Land, claimed by {{NOR}}

See also

References

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