19th meridian east

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19th meridian east

The meridian 19° 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 19th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 161st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 19th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 19°0′E / 90.000°N 19.000°E / 90.000; 19.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°9′N 19°0′E / 80.150°N 19.000°E / 80.150; 19.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard
78°5′N 19°0′E / 78.083°N 19.000°E / 78.083; 19.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
74°31′N 19°0′E / 74.517°N 19.000°E / 74.517; 19.000 (Norway) Norway Bear Island
74°23′N 19°0′E / 74.383°N 19.000°E / 74.383; 19.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
70°11′N 19°0′E / 70.183°N 19.000°E / 70.183; 19.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Nordkvaløya, Ringvassøya, Kvaløya, Tromsøya and the mainland
68°31′N 19°0′E / 68.517°N 19.000°E / 68.517; 19.000 (Sweden) Sweden
63°12′N 19°0′E / 63.200°N 19.000°E / 63.200; 19.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia
59°54′N 19°0′E / 59.900°N 19.000°E / 59.900; 19.000 (Sweden) Sweden
59°42′N 19°0′E / 59.700°N 19.000°E / 59.700; 19.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Passing just west of the island of Gotska Sandön, Sweden
57°55′N 19°0′E / 57.917°N 19.000°E / 57.917; 19.000 (Sweden) Sweden Island of Gotland
57°46′N 19°0′E / 57.767°N 19.000°E / 57.767; 19.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
54°21′N 19°0′E / 54.350°N 19.000°E / 54.350; 19.000 (Poland) Poland Passing just west of Katowice
49°24′N 19°0′E / 49.400°N 19.000°E / 49.400; 19.000 (Slovakia) Slovakia
48°3′N 19°0′E / 48.050°N 19.000°E / 48.050; 19.000 (Hungary) Hungary Passing just west of Budapest
45°57′N 19°0′E / 45.950°N 19.000°E / 45.950; 19.000 (Serbia) Serbia
45°33′N 19°0′E / 45.550°N 19.000°E / 45.550; 19.000 (Croatia) Croatia For about 16 km
45°24′N 19°0′E / 45.400°N 19.000°E / 45.400; 19.000 (Serbia) Serbia For about 4 km
45°22′N 19°0′E / 45.367°N 19.000°E / 45.367; 19.000 (Croatia) Croatia
44°51′N 19°0′E / 44.850°N 19.000°E / 44.850; 19.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°32′N 19°0′E / 43.533°N 19.000°E / 43.533; 19.000 (Montenegro) Montenegro For about 13 km
43°24′N 19°0′E / 43.400°N 19.000°E / 43.400; 19.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina For about 14 km
43°16′N 19°0′E / 43.267°N 19.000°E / 43.267; 19.000 (Montenegro) Montenegro
42°9′N 19°0′E / 42.150°N 19.000°E / 42.150; 19.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
30°16′N 19°0′E / 30.267°N 19.000°E / 30.267; 19.000 (Libya) Libya
22°2′N 19°0′E / 22.033°N 19.000°E / 22.033; 19.000 (Chad) Chad
8°59′N 19°0′E / 8.983°N 19.000°E / 8.983; 19.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
8°46′N 19°0′E / 8.767°N 19.000°E / 8.767; 19.000 (Chad) Chad
8°31′N 19°0′E / 8.517°N 19.000°E / 8.517; 19.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
4°44′N 19°0′E / 4.733°N 19.000°E / 4.733; 19.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°0′S 19°0′E / 8.000°S 19.000°E / -8.000; 19.000 (Angola) Angola
17°50′S 19°0′E / 17.833°S 19.000°E / -17.833; 19.000 (Namibia) Namibia
28°54′S 19°0′E / 28.900°S 19.000°E / -28.900; 19.000 (South Africa) South Africa Northern Cape
Western Cape
34°20′S 19°0′E / 34.333°S 19.000°E / -34.333; 19.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 19°0′E / 60.000°S 19.000°E / -60.000; 19.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°56′S 19°0′E / 69.933°S 19.000°E / -69.933; 19.000 (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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