9th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
9th meridian east

The meridian 9° 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 9th meridian east forms a great circle with the 171st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 9th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 9°0′E / 90.000°N 9.000°E / 90.000; 9.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°9′N 9°0′E / 81.150°N 9.000°E / 81.150; 9.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
63°39′N 9°0′E / 63.650°N 9.000°E / 63.650; 9.000 (Norway)  Norway Entering at Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag. Exiting at Tverrdalsøya in Aust-Agder.
58°34′N 9°0′E / 58.567°N 9.000°E / 58.567; 9.000 (Skagerrak) Skagerrak
57°9′N 9°0′E / 57.150°N 9.000°E / 57.150; 9.000 (Denmark)  Denmark North Jutlandic Island
57°1′N 9°0′E / 57.017°N 9.000°E / 57.017; 9.000 (Limfjord) Limfjord
56°50′N 9°0′E / 56.833°N 9.000°E / 56.833; 9.000 (Denmark)  Denmark Jutland mainland
54°53′N 9°0′E / 54.883°N 9.000°E / 54.883; 9.000 (Germany)  Germany just west of DCF77 time signal transmitter
47°41′N 9°0′E / 47.683°N 9.000°E / 47.683; 9.000 (Switzerland)  Switzerland
45°59′N 9°0′E / 45.983°N 9.000°E / 45.983; 9.000 (Italy)  Italy For about 2km
45°58′N 9°0′E / 45.967°N 9.000°E / 45.967; 9.000 (Switzerland)  Switzerland For about 16km
45°50′N 9°0′E / 45.833°N 9.000°E / 45.833; 9.000 (Italy)  Italy
44°23′N 9°0′E / 44.383°N 9.000°E / 44.383; 9.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Ligurian Sea
42°39′N 9°0′E / 42.650°N 9.000°E / 42.650; 9.000 (France)  France Island of Corsica
41°29′N 9°0′E / 41.483°N 9.000°E / 41.483; 9.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Strait of Bonifacio
41°7′N 9°0′E / 41.117°N 9.000°E / 41.117; 9.000 (Italy)  Italy Island of Sardinia
39°0′N 9°0′E / 39.000°N 9.000°E / 39.000; 9.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the Galite Islands,  Tunisia
37°7′N 9°0′E / 37.117°N 9.000°E / 37.117; 9.000 (Tunisia)  Tunisia
32°8′N 9°0′E / 32.133°N 9.000°E / 32.133; 9.000 (Algeria)  Algeria
21°47′N 9°0′E / 21.783°N 9.000°E / 21.783; 9.000 (Niger)  Niger
12°50′N 9°0′E / 12.833°N 9.000°E / 12.833; 9.000 (Nigeria)  Nigeria
5°57′N 9°0′E / 5.950°N 9.000°E / 5.950; 9.000 (Cameroon)  Cameroon
4°5′N 9°0′E / 4.083°N 9.000°E / 4.083; 9.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea - passing just east of the island of Bioko,  Equatorial Guinea
0°39′S 9°0′E / 0.650°S 9.000°E / -0.650; 9.000 (Gabon)  Gabon
1°19′S 9°0′E / 1.317°S 9.000°E / -1.317; 9.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 9°0′E / 60.000°S 9.000°E / -60.000; 9.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°55′S 9°0′E / 69.917°S 9.000°E / -69.917; 9.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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