13th meridian east

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The meridian 13° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N13°0′E / 90.000°N 13.000°E / 90.000; 13.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°48′N13°0′E / 79.800°N 13.000°E / 79.800; 13.000 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
78°12′N13°0′E / 78.200°N 13.000°E / 78.200; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
68°3′N13°0′E / 68.050°N 13.000°E / 68.050; 13.000 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Island of Moskenesøya
67°53′N13°0′E / 67.883°N 13.000°E / 67.883; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
66°41′N13°0′E / 66.683°N 13.000°E / 66.683; 13.000 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Several islands and the mainland
64°4′N13°0′E / 64.067°N 13.000°E / 64.067; 13.000 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Passing through Vänern lake
55°44′N13°0′E / 55.733°N 13.000°E / 55.733; 13.000 (Øresund) Øresund
55°37′N13°0′E / 55.617°N 13.000°E / 55.617; 13.000 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Passing through Malmö
55°23′N13°0′E / 55.383°N 13.000°E / 55.383; 13.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
54°27′N13°0′E / 54.450°N 13.000°E / 54.450; 13.000 (Germany) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Passing west of Berlin
50°26′N13°0′E / 50.433°N 13.000°E / 50.433; 13.000 (Czech Republic) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
49°19′N13°0′E / 49.317°N 13.000°E / 49.317; 13.000 (Germany) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
48°14′N13°0′E / 48.233°N 13.000°E / 48.233; 13.000 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
47°51′N13°0′E / 47.850°N 13.000°E / 47.850; 13.000 (Germany) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany For about 3 km
47°50′N13°0′E / 47.833°N 13.000°E / 47.833; 13.000 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria For about 13 km – passing just west of Salzburg
47°43′N13°0′E / 47.717°N 13.000°E / 47.717; 13.000 (Germany) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
47°28′N13°0′E / 47.467°N 13.000°E / 47.467; 13.000 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
46°36′N13°0′E / 46.600°N 13.000°E / 46.600; 13.000 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
45°38′N13°0′E / 45.633°N 13.000°E / 45.633; 13.000 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea
43°52′N13°0′E / 43.867°N 13.000°E / 43.867; 13.000 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
41°18′N13°0′E / 41.300°N 13.000°E / 41.300; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing between the Pontine Islands, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Passing just west of the island of Ustica, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
38°3′N13°0′E / 38.050°N 13.000°E / 38.050; 13.000 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Island of Sicily
37°31′N13°0′E / 37.517°N 13.000°E / 37.517; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the island of Linosa, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
32°50′N13°0′E / 32.833°N 13.000°E / 32.833; 13.000 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Passing just west of Tripoli
23°18′N13°0′E / 23.300°N 13.000°E / 23.300; 13.000 (Niger) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
13°31′N13°0′E / 13.517°N 13.000°E / 13.517; 13.000 (Nigeria) Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Passing just west of Maiduguri
9°28′N13°0′E / 9.467°N 13.000°E / 9.467; 13.000 (Cameroon) Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
2°15′N13°0′E / 2.250°N 13.000°E / 2.250; 13.000 (Gabon) Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
2°12′S13°0′E / 2.200°S 13.000°E / -2.200; 13.000 (Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
4°34′S13°0′E / 4.567°S 13.000°E / -4.567; 13.000 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola For about 15 km – Cabinda exclave
4°42′S13°0′E / 4.700°S 13.000°E / -4.700; 13.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°53′S13°0′E / 5.883°S 13.000°E / -5.883; 13.000 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
7°34′S13°0′E / 7.567°S 13.000°E / -7.567; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
9°1′S13°0′E / 9.017°S 13.000°E / -9.017; 13.000 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola For about 7 km – Palmeirinhas Point
9°5′S13°0′E / 9.083°S 13.000°E / -9.083; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
12°47′S13°0′E / 12.783°S 13.000°E / -12.783; 13.000 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
16°59′S13°0′E / 16.983°S 13.000°E / -16.983; 13.000 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
19°56′S13°0′E / 19.933°S 13.000°E / -19.933; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S13°0′E / 60.000°S 13.000°E / -60.000; 13.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°46′S13°0′E / 69.767°S 13.000°E / -69.767; 13.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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