From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 31st meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 31°0′E / 90.000°N 31.000°E / 90.000; 31.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°10′N 31°0′E / 80.167°N 31.000°E / 80.167; 31.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just west of Kvitøya, Svalbard, Norway
Passing just east of Kong Karls Land, Svalbard, Norway70°25′N 31°0′E / 70.417°N 31.000°E / 70.417; 31.000 (Norway) Norway Varanger Peninsula - easternmost point of the country 70°16′N 31°0′E / 70.267°N 31.000°E / 70.267; 31.000 (Varangerfjord) Varangerfjord 69°46′N 31°0′E / 69.767°N 31.000°E / 69.767; 31.000 (Russia) Russia 63°18′N 31°0′E / 63.300°N 31.000°E / 63.300; 31.000 (Finland) Finland 62°22′N 31°0′E / 62.367°N 31.000°E / 62.367; 31.000 (Russia) Russia Passing through Lake Ladoga 55°9′N 31°0′E / 55.150°N 31.000°E / 55.150; 31.000 (Belarus) Belarus For about 3km 55°7′N 31°0′E / 55.117°N 31.000°E / 55.117; 31.000 (Russia) Russia For about 4km 55°5′N 31°0′E / 55.083°N 31.000°E / 55.083; 31.000 (Belarus) Belarus For about 7km 55°1′N 31°0′E / 55.017°N 31.000°E / 55.017; 31.000 (Russia) Russia 54°43′N 31°0′E / 54.717°N 31.000°E / 54.717; 31.000 (Belarus) Belarus For about 3km 54°41′N 31°0′E / 54.683°N 31.000°E / 54.683; 31.000 (Russia) Russia For about 2km 54°40′N 31°0′E / 54.667°N 31.000°E / 54.667; 31.000 (Belarus) Belarus 52°4′N 31°0′E / 52.067°N 31.000°E / 52.067; 31.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 46°35′N 31°0′E / 46.583°N 31.000°E / 46.583; 31.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 41°5′N 31°0′E / 41.083°N 31.000°E / 41.083; 31.000 (Turkey) Turkey For 474 km. 36°52′N 31°0′E / 36.867°N 31.000°E / 36.867; 31.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°35′N 31°0′E / 31.583°N 31.000°E / 31.583; 31.000 (Egypt) Egypt Passing just west of Cairo 22°0′N 31°0′E / 22.000°N 31.000°E / 22.000; 31.000 (Sudan) Sudan 9°45′N 31°0′E / 9.750°N 31.000°E / 9.750; 31.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan 3°42′N 31°0′E / 3.700°N 31.000°E / 3.700; 31.000 (Uganda) Uganda 2°24′N 31°0′E / 2.400°N 31.000°E / 2.400; 31.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 1°56′N 31°0′E / 1.933°N 31.000°E / 1.933; 31.000 (Lake Albert) Lake Albert 1°32′N 31°0′E / 1.533°N 31.000°E / 1.533; 31.000 (Uganda) Uganda 1°0′S 31°0′E / 1.000°S 31.000°E / -1.000; 31.000 (Tanzania) Tanzania 8°16′S 31°0′E / 8.267°S 31.000°E / -8.267; 31.000 (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika 8°46′S 31°0′E / 8.767°S 31.000°E / -8.767; 31.000 (Zambia) Zambia 14°44′S 31°0′E / 14.733°S 31.000°E / -14.733; 31.000 (Mozambique) Mozambique 16°3′S 31°0′E / 16.050°S 31.000°E / -16.050; 31.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Passing just west of Harare 22°19′S 31°0′E / 22.317°S 31.000°E / -22.317; 31.000 (South Africa) South Africa Limpopo
Mpumalanga26°12′S 31°0′E / 26.200°S 31.000°E / -26.200; 31.000 (Swaziland) Swaziland 27°2′S 31°0′E / 27.033°S 31.000°E / -27.033; 31.000 (South Africa) South Africa Mpumalanga
KwaZulu-Natal - passing through Durban29°57′S 31°0′E / 29.950°S 31.000°E / -29.950; 31.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 31°0′E / 60.000°S 31.000°E / -60.000; 31.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°2′S 31°0′E / 69.033°S 31.000°E / -69.033; 31.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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