12th meridian east

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12th meridian east

The meridian 12° 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 12th meridian east forms a great circle with the 168th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 12°0′E / 90.000°N 12.000°E / 90.000; 12.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°44′N 12°0′E / 79.733°N 12.000°E / 79.733; 12.000 (Norway)  Norway Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard
78°13′N 12°0′E / 78.217°N 12.000°E / 78.217; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
67°29′N 12°0′E / 67.483°N 12.000°E / 67.483; 12.000 (Norway)  Norway Røst islands
67°28′N 12°0′E / 67.467°N 12.000°E / 67.467; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
65°43′N 12°0′E / 65.717°N 12.000°E / 65.717; 12.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Vega
65°38′N 12°0′E / 65.633°N 12.000°E / 65.633; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
65°14′N 12°0′E / 65.233°N 12.000°E / 65.233; 12.000 (Norway)  Norway
63°17′N 12°0′E / 63.283°N 12.000°E / 63.283; 12.000 (Sweden)  Sweden For about 4km
63°15′N 12°0′E / 63.250°N 12.000°E / 63.250; 12.000 (Norway)  Norway
59°54′N 12°0′E / 59.900°N 12.000°E / 59.900; 12.000 (Sweden)  Sweden Passing through Gothenburg
57°21′N 12°0′E / 57.350°N 12.000°E / 57.350; 12.000 (Kattegat) Kattegat
56°1′N 12°0′E / 56.017°N 12.000°E / 56.017; 12.000 (Denmark)  Denmark Islands of Zealand and Falster
54°43′N 12°0′E / 54.717°N 12.000°E / 54.717; 12.000 (Bay of Mecklenburg) Baltic Sea Bay of Mecklenburg
54°10′N 12°0′E / 54.167°N 12.000°E / 54.167; 12.000 (Germany)  Germany
47°37′N 12°0′E / 47.617°N 12.000°E / 47.617; 12.000 (Austria)  Austria
47°3′N 12°0′E / 47.050°N 12.000°E / 47.050; 12.000 (Italy)  Italy
41°59′N 12°0′E / 41.983°N 12.000°E / 41.983; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Marettimo,  Italy
36°49′N 12°0′E / 36.817°N 12.000°E / 36.817; 12.000 (Italy)  Italy Island of Pantelleria
36°44′N 12°0′E / 36.733°N 12.000°E / 36.733; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
33°0′N 12°0′E / 33.000°N 12.000°E / 33.000; 12.000 (Libya)  Libya
23°31′N 12°0′E / 23.517°N 12.000°E / 23.517; 12.000 (Niger)  Niger
13°10′N 12°0′E / 13.167°N 12.000°E / 13.167; 12.000 (Nigeria)  Nigeria
7°30′N 12°0′E / 7.500°N 12.000°E / 7.500; 12.000 (Cameroon)  Cameroon
2°17′N 12°0′E / 2.283°N 12.000°E / 2.283; 12.000 (Gabon)  Gabon
2°20′S 12°0′E / 2.333°S 12.000°E / -2.333; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo
2°57′S 12°0′E / 2.950°S 12.000°E / -2.950; 12.000 (Gabon)  Gabon
3°9′S 12°0′E / 3.150°S 12.000°E / -3.150; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo For about 9km
3°14′S 12°0′E / 3.233°S 12.000°E / -3.233; 12.000 (Gabon)  Gabon
3°25′S 12°0′E / 3.417°S 12.000°E / -3.417; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo
5°1′S 12°0′E / 5.017°S 12.000°E / -5.017; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°36′S 12°0′E / 15.600°S 12.000°E / -15.600; 12.000 (Angola)  Angola
17°10′S 12°0′E / 17.167°S 12.000°E / -17.167; 12.000 (Namibia)  Namibia
18°22′S 12°0′E / 18.367°S 12.000°E / -18.367; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 12°0′E / 60.000°S 12.000°E / -60.000; 12.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°56′S 12°0′E / 69.933°S 12.000°E / -69.933; 12.000 (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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