17th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
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17th meridian east
17th eastern longitude monument in Nagykanizsa, Hungary

The meridian 17° 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
.

The 17th meridian east forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 17°0′E / 90.000°N 17.000°E / 90.000; 17.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°57′N 17°0′E / 79.950°N 17.000°E / 79.950; 17.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
76°36′N 17°0′E / 76.600°N 17.000°E / 76.600; 17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
69°24′N 17°0′E / 69.400°N 17.000°E / 69.400; 17.000 (Norway)  Norway Islands of
Senja and Rolla
, and the mainland
67°59′N 17°0′E / 67.983°N 17.000°E / 67.983; 17.000 (Sweden)  Sweden Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land.
58°37′N 17°0′E / 58.617°N 17.000°E / 58.617; 17.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
57°19′N 17°0′E / 57.317°N 17.000°E / 57.317; 17.000 (Sweden)  Sweden Island of Öland
57°6′N 17°0′E / 57.100°N 17.000°E / 57.100; 17.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
54°38′N 17°0′E / 54.633°N 17.000°E / 54.633; 17.000 (Poland)  Poland Passing through Wrocław
50°25′N 17°0′E / 50.417°N 17.000°E / 50.417; 17.000 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic For about 14km
50°18′N 17°0′E / 50.300°N 17.000°E / 50.300; 17.000 (Poland)  Poland For about 9km
50°13′N 17°0′E / 50.217°N 17.000°E / 50.217; 17.000 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic
48°39′N 17°0′E / 48.650°N 17.000°E / 48.650; 17.000 (Slovakia)  Slovakia Passing just west of Bratislava
48°10′N 17°0′E / 48.167°N 17.000°E / 48.167; 17.000 (Austria)  Austria
47°42′N 17°0′E / 47.700°N 17.000°E / 47.700; 17.000 (Hungary)  Hungary Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa.
46°13′N 17°0′E / 46.217°N 17.000°E / 46.217; 17.000 (Croatia)  Croatia
45°13′N 17°0′E / 45.217°N 17.000°E / 45.217; 17.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°35′N 17°0′E / 43.583°N 17.000°E / 43.583; 17.000 (Croatia)  Croatia Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula
42°55′N 17°0′E / 42.917°N 17.000°E / 42.917; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea - passing just east of the island of Lastovo,  Croatia
41°5′N 17°0′E / 41.083°N 17.000°E / 41.083; 17.000 (Italy)  Italy
40°30′N 17°0′E / 40.500°N 17.000°E / 40.500; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Taranto
39°29′N 17°0′E / 39.483°N 17.000°E / 39.483; 17.000 (Italy)  Italy
38°56′N 17°0′E / 38.933°N 17.000°E / 38.933; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
31°10′N 17°0′E / 31.167°N 17.000°E / 31.167; 17.000 (Libya)  Libya
22°59′N 17°0′E / 22.983°N 17.000°E / 22.983; 17.000 (Chad)  Chad
7°38′N 17°0′E / 7.633°N 17.000°E / 7.633; 17.000 (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic
3°33′N 17°0′E / 3.550°N 17.000°E / 3.550; 17.000 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo
1°8′S 17°0′E / 1.133°S 17.000°E / -1.133; 17.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°15′S 17°0′E / 7.250°S 17.000°E / -7.250; 17.000 (Angola)  Angola
17°23′S 17°0′E / 17.383°S 17.000°E / -17.383; 17.000 (Namibia)  Namibia Passing just west of Windhoek
28°4′S 17°0′E / 28.067°S 17.000°E / -28.067; 17.000 (South Africa)  South Africa Northern Cape
29°34′S 17°0′E / 29.567°S 17.000°E / -29.567; 17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 17°0′E / 60.000°S 17.000°E / -60.000; 17.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°40′S 17°0′E / 69.667°S 17.000°E / -69.667; 17.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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