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12th meridian east (interactive map)

Themeridian 12° east ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude^[1] that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Europe,Africa, theAtlantic Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 12th meridian east forms agreat circle with the168th meridian west.

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N12°0′E / 90.000°N 12.000°E /90.000; 12.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
79°44′N12°0′E / 79.733°N 12.000°E /79.733; 12.000 (Norway)	Norway	Islands ofSpitsbergen andPrince Charles Foreland,Svalbard
78°13′N12°0′E / 78.217°N 12.000°E /78.217; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
67°29′N12°0′E / 67.483°N 12.000°E /67.483; 12.000 (Norway)	Norway	Røst islands
67°28′N12°0′E / 67.467°N 12.000°E /67.467; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
65°43′N12°0′E / 65.717°N 12.000°E /65.717; 12.000 (Norway)	Norway	Island ofVega
65°38′N12°0′E / 65.633°N 12.000°E /65.633; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
65°14′N12°0′E / 65.233°N 12.000°E /65.233; 12.000 (Norway)	Norway
63°17′N12°0′E / 63.283°N 12.000°E /63.283; 12.000 (Sweden)	Sweden	For about 4km
63°15′N12°0′E / 63.250°N 12.000°E /63.250; 12.000 (Norway)	Norway
59°54′N12°0′E / 59.900°N 12.000°E /59.900; 12.000 (Sweden)	Sweden	Passing throughGothenburg
57°21′N12°0′E / 57.350°N 12.000°E /57.350; 12.000 (Kattegat)	Kattegat
56°1′N12°0′E / 56.017°N 12.000°E /56.017; 12.000 (Denmark)	Denmark	Islands ofZealand andFalster
54°43′N12°0′E / 54.717°N 12.000°E /54.717; 12.000 (Bay of Mecklenburg)	Baltic Sea	Bay of Mecklenburg
54°10′N12°0′E / 54.167°N 12.000°E /54.167; 12.000 (Germany)	Germany
47°37′N12°0′E / 47.617°N 12.000°E /47.617; 12.000 (Austria)	Austria
47°3′N12°0′E / 47.050°N 12.000°E /47.050; 12.000 (Italy)	Italy
41°59′N12°0′E / 41.983°N 12.000°E /41.983; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just west of the island ofMarettimo, Italy
36°49′N12°0′E / 36.817°N 12.000°E /36.817; 12.000 (Italy)	Italy	Island ofPantelleria
36°44′N12°0′E / 36.733°N 12.000°E /36.733; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
33°0′N12°0′E / 33.000°N 12.000°E /33.000; 12.000 (Libya)	Libya
23°31′N12°0′E / 23.517°N 12.000°E /23.517; 12.000 (Niger)	Niger
13°10′N12°0′E / 13.167°N 12.000°E /13.167; 12.000 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
7°30′N12°0′E / 7.500°N 12.000°E /7.500; 12.000 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
2°17′N12°0′E / 2.283°N 12.000°E /2.283; 12.000 (Gabon)	Gabon
2°20′S12°0′E / 2.333°S 12.000°E /-2.333; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
2°57′S12°0′E / 2.950°S 12.000°E /-2.950; 12.000 (Gabon)	Gabon
3°9′S12°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′S12°0′E / 3.233°S 12.000°E /-3.233; 12.000 (Gabon)	Gabon
3°25′S12°0′E / 3.417°S 12.000°E /-3.417; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
5°1′S12°0′E / 5.017°S 12.000°E /-5.017; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
15°36′S12°0′E / 15.600°S 12.000°E /-15.600; 12.000 (Angola)	Angola
17°10′S12°0′E / 17.167°S 12.000°E /-17.167; 12.000 (Namibia)	Namibia
18°22′S12°0′E / 18.367°S 12.000°E /-18.367; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S12°0′E / 60.000°S 12.000°E /-60.000; 12.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°56′S12°0′E / 69.933°S 12.000°E /-69.933; 12.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land,claimed by Norway

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