13th meridian east

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The meridian 13° 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 13th meridian east forms a great circle with the 167th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 13th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 13°0′E / 90.000°N 13.000°E / 90.000; 13.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°48′N 13°0′E / 79.800°N 13.000°E / 79.800; 13.000 (Norway) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
78°12′N 13°0′E / 78.200°N 13.000°E / 78.200; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
68°3′N 13°0′E / 68.050°N 13.000°E / 68.050; 13.000 (Norway) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Island of Moskenesøya
67°53′N 13°0′E / 67.883°N 13.000°E / 67.883; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
66°41′N 13°0′E / 66.683°N 13.000°E / 66.683; 13.000 (Norway) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Several islands and the mainland
64°4′N 13°0′E / 64.067°N 13.000°E / 64.067; 13.000 (Sweden) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Passing through Vänern lake
55°44′N 13°0′E / 55.733°N 13.000°E / 55.733; 13.000 (Øresund) Øresund
55°37′N 13°0′E / 55.617°N 13.000°E / 55.617; 13.000 (Sweden) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Passing through Malmö
55°23′N 13°0′E / 55.383°N 13.000°E / 55.383; 13.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
54°27′N 13°0′E / 54.450°N 13.000°E / 54.450; 13.000 (Germany) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Passing west of Berlin
50°26′N 13°0′E / 50.433°N 13.000°E / 50.433; 13.000 (Czech Republic) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
49°19′N 13°0′E / 49.317°N 13.000°E / 49.317; 13.000 (Germany) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
48°14′N 13°0′E / 48.233°N 13.000°E / 48.233; 13.000 (Austria) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
47°51′N 13°0′E / 47.850°N 13.000°E / 47.850; 13.000 (Germany) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany For about 3 km
47°50′N 13°0′E / 47.833°N 13.000°E / 47.833; 13.000 (Austria) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria For about 13 km – passing just west of Salzburg
47°43′N 13°0′E / 47.717°N 13.000°E / 47.717; 13.000 (Germany) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
47°28′N 13°0′E / 47.467°N 13.000°E / 47.467; 13.000 (Austria) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
46°36′N 13°0′E / 46.600°N 13.000°E / 46.600; 13.000 (Italy) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
45°38′N 13°0′E / 45.633°N 13.000°E / 45.633; 13.000 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea
43°52′N 13°0′E / 43.867°N 13.000°E / 43.867; 13.000 (Italy) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
41°18′N 13°0′E / 41.300°N 13.000°E / 41.300; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing between the Pontine Islands, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Passing just west of the island of Ustica, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
38°3′N 13°0′E / 38.050°N 13.000°E / 38.050; 13.000 (Italy) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Island of Sicily
37°31′N 13°0′E / 37.517°N 13.000°E / 37.517; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the island of Linosa, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
32°50′N 13°0′E / 32.833°N 13.000°E / 32.833; 13.000 (Libya) File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya Passing just west of Tripoli
23°18′N 13°0′E / 23.300°N 13.000°E / 23.300; 13.000 (Niger) File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
13°31′N 13°0′E / 13.517°N 13.000°E / 13.517; 13.000 (Nigeria) File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Passing just west of Maiduguri
9°28′N 13°0′E / 9.467°N 13.000°E / 9.467; 13.000 (Cameroon) File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
2°15′N 13°0′E / 2.250°N 13.000°E / 2.250; 13.000 (Gabon) File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
2°12′S 13°0′E / 2.200°S 13.000°E / -2.200; 13.000 (Republic of the Congo) File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo
4°34′S 13°0′E / 4.567°S 13.000°E / -4.567; 13.000 (Angola) File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola For about 15 km – Cabinda exclave
4°42′S 13°0′E / 4.700°S 13.000°E / -4.700; 13.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°53′S 13°0′E / 5.883°S 13.000°E / -5.883; 13.000 (Angola) File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
7°34′S 13°0′E / 7.567°S 13.000°E / -7.567; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
9°1′S 13°0′E / 9.017°S 13.000°E / -9.017; 13.000 (Angola) File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola For about 7 km – Palmeirinhas Point
9°5′S 13°0′E / 9.083°S 13.000°E / -9.083; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
12°47′S 13°0′E / 12.783°S 13.000°E / -12.783; 13.000 (Angola) File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
16°59′S 13°0′E / 16.983°S 13.000°E / -16.983; 13.000 (Namibia) File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
19°56′S 13°0′E / 19.933°S 13.000°E / -19.933; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 13°0′E / 60.000°S 13.000°E / -60.000; 13.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°46′S 13°0′E / 69.767°S 13.000°E / -69.767; 13.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway

See also

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