12th meridian east
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The meridian 12° 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 12th meridian east forms a great circle with the 168th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Røst islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Island of Vega Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sweden For about 4km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sweden Passing through Gothenburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kattegat Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Denmark Islands of Zealand and Falster Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baltic Sea Bay of Mecklenburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Germany Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Austria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Italy Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Marettimo, Italy Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Italy Island of Pantelleria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Libya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Niger Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nigeria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cameroon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gabon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Republic of the Congo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gabon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Republic of the Congo For about 9km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gabon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Republic of the Congo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Angola Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Namibia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway