30th meridian east
# 30th meridian east

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:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 30.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 30.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°9′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿80.150°N 30.000°E﻿ / 80.150; 30.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing between the islands of Kongsøya and Abel Island, Svalbard, Norway 70°42′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.700°N 30.000°E﻿ / 70.700; 30.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway 70°4′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.067°N 30.000°E﻿ / 70.067; 30.000﻿ (Varangerfjord) Varangerfjord 69°51′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.850°N 30.000°E﻿ / 69.850; 30.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Passing just west of Kirkenes 69°25′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.417°N 30.000°E﻿ / 69.417; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 67°41′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.683°N 30.000°E﻿ / 67.683; 30.000﻿ (Finland)  Finland For about 8 km 67°37′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.617°N 30.000°E﻿ / 67.617; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 66°0′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.000°N 30.000°E﻿ / 66.000; 30.000﻿ (Finland)  Finland 65°41′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.683°N 30.000°E﻿ / 65.683; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 64°47′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.783°N 30.000°E﻿ / 64.783; 30.000﻿ (Finland)  Finland 63°45′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿63.750°N 30.000°E﻿ / 63.750; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia For about 2 km 63°44′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿63.733°N 30.000°E﻿ / 63.733; 30.000﻿ (Finland)  Finland 61°45′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.750°N 30.000°E﻿ / 61.750; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 60°0′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 30.000°E﻿ / 60.000; 30.000﻿ (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland, 300 meters of Lisy Nos, Saint Petersburg coast 59°52′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.867°N 30.000°E﻿ / 59.867; 30.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing just west of Saint Petersburg proper 55°51′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.850°N 30.000°E﻿ / 55.850; 30.000﻿ (Belarus)  Belarus 51°29′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.483°N 30.000°E﻿ / 51.483; 30.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine 46°30′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.500°N 30.000°E﻿ / 46.500; 30.000﻿ (Moldova)  Moldova For about 12 km 46°23′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.383°N 30.000°E﻿ / 46.383; 30.000﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine 45°44′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.733°N 30.000°E﻿ / 45.733; 30.000﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°8′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.133°N 30.000°E﻿ / 41.133; 30.000﻿ (Turkey)  Turkey 36°13′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.217°N 30.000°E﻿ / 36.217; 30.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°17′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.283°N 30.000°E﻿ / 31.283; 30.000﻿ (Egypt)  Egypt 22°0′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.000°N 30.000°E﻿ / 22.000; 30.000﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 10°17′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.283°N 30.000°E﻿ / 10.283; 30.000﻿ (South Sudan)  South Sudan 4°13′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.217°N 30.000°E﻿ / 4.217; 30.000﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0°51′N 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿0.850°N 30.000°E﻿ / 0.850; 30.000﻿ (Uganda)  Uganda 1°26′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.433°S 30.000°E﻿ / -1.433; 30.000﻿ (Rwanda)  Rwanda Passing just west of Kigali 2°21′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.350°S 30.000°E﻿ / -2.350; 30.000﻿ (Burundi)  Burundi 4°18′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.300°S 30.000°E﻿ / -4.300; 30.000﻿ (Tanzania)  Tanzania 6°29′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.483°S 30.000°E﻿ / -6.483; 30.000﻿ (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika 7°8′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.133°S 30.000°E﻿ / -7.133; 30.000﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 8°19′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.317°S 30.000°E﻿ / -8.317; 30.000﻿ (Zambia)  Zambia 15°38′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.633°S 30.000°E﻿ / -15.633; 30.000﻿ (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe 22°13′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.217°S 30.000°E﻿ / -22.217; 30.000﻿ (South Africa)  South Africa Limpopo Mpumalanga KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape 31°18′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿31.300°S 30.000°E﻿ / -31.300; 30.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 30.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 30.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°18′S 30°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.300°S 30.000°E﻿ / -69.300; 30.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
