18th meridian east

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18th meridian east

The meridian 18° 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 18th meridian east forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 18th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 18°0′E / 90.000°N 18.000°E / 90.000; 18.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°11′N 18°0′E / 80.183°N 18.000°E / 80.183; 18.000 (Norway)  Norway Islands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard
77°30′N 18°0′E / 77.500°N 18.000°E / 77.500; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
69°31′N 18°0′E / 69.517°N 18.000°E / 69.517; 18.000 (Norway)  Norway
Island of Senja
and the mainland
68°4′N 18°0′E / 68.067°N 18.000°E / 68.067; 18.000 (Sweden)  Sweden
62°34′N 18°0′E / 62.567°N 18.000°E / 62.567; 18.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia
60°36′N 18°0′E / 60.600°N 18.000°E / 60.600; 18.000 (Sweden)  Sweden Passing through Stockholm, right through Friends Arena
58°56′N 18°0′E / 58.933°N 18.000°E / 58.933; 18.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Passing between the islands of Stora Karlsö and Gotland,  Sweden
54°50′N 18°0′E / 54.833°N 18.000°E / 54.833; 18.000 (Poland)  Poland Passing through the centre of Bydgoszcz
50°1′N 18°0′E / 50.017°N 18.000°E / 50.017; 18.000 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic
49°2′N 18°0′E / 49.033°N 18.000°E / 49.033; 18.000 (Slovakia)  Slovakia
47°44′N 18°0′E / 47.733°N 18.000°E / 47.733; 18.000 (Hungary)  Hungary
45°48′N 18°0′E / 45.800°N 18.000°E / 45.800; 18.000 (Croatia)  Croatia Passing just west of Slavonski Brod
45°8′N 18°0′E / 45.133°N 18.000°E / 45.133; 18.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina Passing near Mostar
42°45′N 18°0′E / 42.750°N 18.000°E / 42.750; 18.000 (Croatia)  Croatia Mainland (for about 6 km) and the island of Koločep. Passing just west of Dubrovnik
42°40′N 18°0′E / 42.667°N 18.000°E / 42.667; 18.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea
40°38′N 18°0′E / 40.633°N 18.000°E / 40.633; 18.000 (Italy)  Italy Municipality of Gallipoli, Apulia.
39°59′N 18°0′E / 39.983°N 18.000°E / 39.983; 18.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
30°50′N 18°0′E / 30.833°N 18.000°E / 30.833; 18.000 (Libya)  Libya
22°31′N 18°0′E / 22.517°N 18.000°E / 22.517; 18.000 (Chad)  Chad
7°59′N 18°0′E / 7.983°N 18.000°E / 7.983; 18.000 (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic
3°34′N 18°0′E / 3.567°N 18.000°E / 3.567; 18.000 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo
1°23′N 18°0′E / 1.383°N 18.000°E / 1.383; 18.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°6′S 18°0′E / 8.100°S 18.000°E / -8.100; 18.000 (Angola)  Angola
17°23′S 18°0′E / 17.383°S 18.000°E / -17.383; 18.000 (Namibia)  Namibia
28°49′S 18°0′E / 28.817°S 18.000°E / -28.817; 18.000 (South Africa)  South Africa Northern Cape
Western Cape
31°28′S 18°0′E / 31.467°S 18.000°E / -31.467; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
32°44′S 18°0′E / 32.733°S 18.000°E / -32.733; 18.000 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape
33°8′S 18°0′E / 33.133°S 18.000°E / -33.133; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Dassen Island,  South Africa (at 33°25′24″S 18°5′14″E / 33.42333°S 18.08722°E / -33.42333; 18.08722 (Dassen Island))
60°0′S 18°0′E / 60.000°S 18.000°E / -60.000; 18.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°43′S 18°0′E / 69.717°S 18.000°E / -69.717; 18.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

See also

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