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16th meridian east (interactive map)

Themeridian 16° 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 16th meridian east forms agreat circle with the164th meridian west.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 16th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N16°0′E / 90.000°N 16.000°E /90.000; 16.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°1′N16°0′E / 80.017°N 16.000°E /80.017; 16.000 (Norway)	Norway	Island ofSpitsbergen,Svalbard
76°45′N16°0′E / 76.750°N 16.000°E /76.750; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
69°18′N16°0′E / 69.300°N 16.000°E /69.300; 16.000 (Norway)	Norway	Islands ofAndøya andHinnøya, and the mainland
66°52′N16°0′E / 66.867°N 16.000°E /66.867; 16.000 (Sweden)	Sweden
56°12′N16°0′E / 56.200°N 16.000°E /56.200; 16.000 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea
54°15′N16°0′E / 54.250°N 16.000°E /54.250; 16.000 (Poland)	Poland
50°36′N16°0′E / 50.600°N 16.000°E /50.600; 16.000 (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic
48°47′N16°0′E / 48.783°N 16.000°E /48.783; 16.000 (Austria)	Austria
46°50′N16°0′E / 46.833°N 16.000°E /46.833; 16.000 (Slovenia)	Slovenia	For about 11 km
46°43′N16°0′E / 46.717°N 16.000°E /46.717; 16.000 (Austria)	Austria	For about 6 km
46°40′N16°0′E / 46.667°N 16.000°E /46.667; 16.000 (Slovenia)	Slovenia
46°18′N16°0′E / 46.300°N 16.000°E /46.300; 16.000 (Croatia)	Croatia	Passing throughZagreb, east of the city centre
45°13′N16°0′E / 45.217°N 16.000°E /45.217; 16.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°38′N16°0′E / 44.633°N 16.000°E /44.633; 16.000 (Croatia)	Croatia
43°29′N16°0′E / 43.483°N 16.000°E /43.483; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Adriatic Sea
42°59′N16°0′E / 42.983°N 16.000°E /42.983; 16.000 (Croatia)	Croatia	Island ofBiševo
42°57′N16°0′E / 42.950°N 16.000°E /42.950; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Adriatic Sea
41°57′N16°0′E / 41.950°N 16.000°E /41.950; 16.000 (Italy)	Italy
41°40′N16°0′E / 41.667°N 16.000°E /41.667; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Manfredonia
41°26′N16°0′E / 41.433°N 16.000°E /41.433; 16.000 (Italy)	Italy
39°25′N16°0′E / 39.417°N 16.000°E /39.417; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Tyrrhenian Sea
38°44′N16°0′E / 38.733°N 16.000°E /38.733; 16.000 (Italy)	Italy
37°55′N16°0′E / 37.917°N 16.000°E /37.917; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
31°17′N16°0′E / 31.283°N 16.000°E /31.283; 16.000 (Libya)	Libya
23°27′N16°0′E / 23.450°N 16.000°E /23.450; 16.000 (Chad)	Chad	The meridian enters Chad at the country's northernmost point, on theTropic of Cancer
7°30′N16°0′E / 7.500°N 16.000°E /7.500; 16.000 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
3°0′N16°0′E / 3.000°N 16.000°E /3.000; 16.000 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
1°45′N16°0′E / 1.750°N 16.000°E /1.750; 16.000 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
3°44′S16°0′E / 3.733°S 16.000°E /-3.733; 16.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°52′S16°0′E / 5.867°S 16.000°E /-5.867; 16.000 (Angola)	Angola
17°23′S16°0′E / 17.383°S 16.000°E /-17.383; 16.000 (Namibia)	Namibia
28°15′S16°0′E / 28.250°S 16.000°E /-28.250; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S16°0′E / 60.000°S 16.000°E /-60.000; 16.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°41′S16°0′E / 69.683°S 16.000°E /-69.683; 16.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land,claimed by Norway

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