11th meridian east

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11th meridian east

The meridian 11° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 11th meridian east forms a great circle with the 169th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 11th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 11°0′E / 90.000°N 11.000°E / 90.000; 11.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°45′N 11°0′E / 79.750°N 11.000°E / 79.750; 11.000 (Norway)  Norway Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard
78°30′N 11°0′E / 78.500°N 11.000°E / 78.500; 11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
64°57′N 11°0′E / 64.950°N 11.000°E / 64.950; 11.000 (Norway)  Norway Entering at Ytter-Vikna in Trøndelag. Exiting at Kirkeøy in Østfold.
58°57′N 11°0′E / 58.950°N 11.000°E / 58.950; 11.000 (Sweden)  Sweden Koster Islands
58°52′N 11°0′E / 58.867°N 11.000°E / 58.867; 11.000 (Skagerrak) Skagerrak
57°48′N 11°0′E / 57.800°N 11.000°E / 57.800; 11.000 (Kattegat) Kattegat
57°18′N 11°0′E / 57.300°N 11.000°E / 57.300; 11.000 (Denmark)  Denmark Island of Læsø
57°12′N 11°0′E / 57.200°N 11.000°E / 57.200; 11.000 (Kattegat) Kattegat Passing just east of Grenå, Jutland,  Denmark
55°45′N 11°0′E / 55.750°N 11.000°E / 55.750; 11.000 (Denmark)  Denmark Island of Zealand
55°35′N 11°0′E / 55.583°N 11.000°E / 55.583; 11.000 (Great Belt) Great Belt Crossing the Great Belt Fixed Link
55°8′N 11°0′E / 55.133°N 11.000°E / 55.133; 11.000 (Smålandsfarvandet) Smålandsfarvandet
54°49′N 11°0′E / 54.817°N 11.000°E / 54.817; 11.000 (Denmark)  Denmark Island of Lolland
54°46′N 11°0′E / 54.767°N 11.000°E / 54.767; 11.000 (Bay of Kiel) Bay of Kiel
54°23′N 11°0′E / 54.383°N 11.000°E / 54.383; 11.000 (Germany)  Germany Wagrian Peninsula
54°9′N 11°0′E / 54.150°N 11.000°E / 54.150; 11.000 (Bay of Lübeck) Bay of Lübeck
53°59′N 11°0′E / 53.983°N 11.000°E / 53.983; 11.000 (Germany)  Germany Passing just west of Nuremberg (at 49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E / 49.450; 11.083 (Nuremberg))
47°24′N 11°0′E / 47.400°N 11.000°E / 47.400; 11.000 (Austria)  Austria
46°46′N 11°0′E / 46.767°N 11.000°E / 46.767; 11.000 (Italy)  Italy Passing just west of Trento (at 46°4′N 11°7′E / 46.067°N 11.117°E / 46.067; 11.117 (Trento)) and east edge of Verona (at 45°26′N 10°59′E / 45.433°N 10.983°E / 45.433; 10.983 (Verona))

Agliana, just west of Florence ()

42°41′N 11°0′E / 42.683°N 11.000°E / 42.683; 11.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing between Giglio Island and the Monte Argentario peninsula,  Italy
37°4′N 11°0′E / 37.067°N 11.000°E / 37.067; 11.000 (Tunisia)  Tunisia Cape Bon peninsula
36°45′N 11°0′E / 36.750°N 11.000°E / 36.750; 11.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Hammamet
35°39′N 11°0′E / 35.650°N 11.000°E / 35.650; 11.000 (Tunisia)  Tunisia
35°1′N 11°0′E / 35.017°N 11.000°E / 35.017; 11.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
34°41′N 11°0′E / 34.683°N 11.000°E / 34.683; 11.000 (Tunisia)  Tunisia Kerkennah Islands
34°39′N 11°0′E / 34.650°N 11.000°E / 34.650; 11.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Gabès
33°51′N 11°0′E / 33.850°N 11.000°E / 33.850; 11.000 (Tunisia)  Tunisia Island of Djerba and the mainland
32°12′N 11°0′E / 32.200°N 11.000°E / 32.200; 11.000 (Libya)  Libya East edge of Nalut in the Tripolitania section

East of Awaynat in the Fezzan section

24°28′N 11°0′E / 24.467°N 11.000°E / 24.467; 11.000 (Algeria)  Algeria
22°58′N 11°0′E / 22.967°N 11.000°E / 22.967; 11.000 (Niger)  Niger Keling in the Goure department
13°22′N 11°0′E / 13.367°N 11.000°E / 13.367; 11.000 (Nigeria)  Nigeria Gashua and Potiskum in the Yobe State

Through Gombe State, passing just west of the capital Gombe (10°17′N 11°10′E / 10.283°N 11.167°E / 10.283; 11.167 (Elarn))

6°41′N 11°0′E / 6.683°N 11.000°E / 6.683; 11.000 (Cameroon)  Cameroon Mbam-et-Inoubou Department in the Centre Region

Meyo Biboulou in the South Region

2°10′N 11°0′E / 2.167°N 11.000°E / 2.167; 11.000 (Equatorial Guinea)  Equatorial Guinea Mfuin in Kié-Ntem at 1°59′N 11°2′E / 1.983°N 11.033°E / 1.983; 11.033 (Mfuin)
1°0′N 11°0′E / 1.000°N 11.000°E / 1.000; 11.000 (Gabon)  Gabon Crosses Equator near Elarn (0°10′N 11°4′E / 0.167°N 11.067°E / 0.167; 11.067 (Elarn)) in Abanga-Bigne department of Moyen-Ogooué
3°46′S 11°0′E / 3.767°S 11.000°E / -3.767; 11.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 11°0′E / 60.000°S 11.000°E / -60.000; 11.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°53′S 11°0′E / 69.883°S 11.000°E / -69.883; 11.000 (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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