12th meridian east

The meridian 12° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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12th meridian east

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 Arctic Ocean
79°44′N 12°0′E  Norway Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard
78°13′N 12°0′E Atlantic Ocean
67°29′N 12°0′E  Norway Røst islands
67°28′N 12°0′E Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
65°43′N 12°0′E  Norway Island of Vega
65°38′N 12°0′E Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
65°14′N 12°0′E  Norway
63°17′N 12°0′E  Sweden For about 4km
63°15′N 12°0′E  Norway
59°54′N 12°0′E  Sweden Passing through Gothenburg
57°21′N 12°0′E Kattegat
56°1′N 12°0′E  Denmark Islands of Zealand and Falster
54°43′N 12°0′E Baltic Sea Bay of Mecklenburg
54°10′N 12°0′E  Germany
47°37′N 12°0′E  Austria
47°3′N 12°0′E  Italy
41°59′N 12°0′E Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Marettimo,  Italy
36°49′N 12°0′E  Italy Island of Pantelleria
36°44′N 12°0′E Mediterranean Sea
33°0′N 12°0′E  Libya
23°31′N 12°0′E  Niger
13°10′N 12°0′E  Nigeria
7°30′N 12°0′E  Cameroon
2°17′N 12°0′E  Gabon
2°20′S 12°0′E  Republic of the Congo
2°57′S 12°0′E  Gabon
3°9′S 12°0′E  Republic of the Congo For about 9km
3°14′S 12°0′E  Gabon
3°25′S 12°0′E  Republic of the Congo
5°1′S 12°0′E Atlantic Ocean
15°36′S 12°0′E  Angola
17°10′S 12°0′E  Namibia
18°22′S 12°0′E Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 12°0′E Southern Ocean
69°56′S 12°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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