12th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 12°0′E / 90.000°N 12.000°E / 90.000; 12.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°44′N 12°0′E / 79.733°N 12.000°E / 79.733; 12.000 (Norway) Norway
Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard 78°13′N 12°0′E / 78.217°N 12.000°E / 78.217; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 67°29′N 12°0′E / 67.483°N 12.000°E / 67.483; 12.000 (Norway) Norway
Røst islands 67°28′N 12°0′E / 67.467°N 12.000°E / 67.467; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 65°43′N 12°0′E / 65.717°N 12.000°E / 65.717; 12.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Vega 65°38′N 12°0′E / 65.633°N 12.000°E / 65.633; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 65°14′N 12°0′E / 65.233°N 12.000°E / 65.233; 12.000 (Norway) Norway
63°17′N 12°0′E / 63.283°N 12.000°E / 63.283; 12.000 (Sweden) Sweden
For about 4km 63°15′N 12°0′E / 63.250°N 12.000°E / 63.250; 12.000 (Norway) Norway
59°54′N 12°0′E / 59.900°N 12.000°E / 59.900; 12.000 (Sweden) Sweden
Passing through Gothenburg 57°21′N 12°0′E / 57.350°N 12.000°E / 57.350; 12.000 (Kattegat) Kattegat 56°1′N 12°0′E / 56.017°N 12.000°E / 56.017; 12.000 (Denmark) Denmark
Islands of Zealand and Falster 54°43′N 12°0′E / 54.717°N 12.000°E / 54.717; 12.000 (Bay of Mecklenburg) Baltic Sea Bay of Mecklenburg 54°10′N 12°0′E / 54.167°N 12.000°E / 54.167; 12.000 (Germany) Germany
47°37′N 12°0′E / 47.617°N 12.000°E / 47.617; 12.000 (Austria) Austria
47°3′N 12°0′E / 47.050°N 12.000°E / 47.050; 12.000 (Italy) Italy
41°59′N 12°0′E / 41.983°N 12.000°E / 41.983; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Marettimo, Italy
36°49′N 12°0′E / 36.817°N 12.000°E / 36.817; 12.000 (Italy) Italy
Island of Pantelleria 36°44′N 12°0′E / 36.733°N 12.000°E / 36.733; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 33°0′N 12°0′E / 33.000°N 12.000°E / 33.000; 12.000 (Libya) Libya
23°31′N 12°0′E / 23.517°N 12.000°E / 23.517; 12.000 (Niger) Niger
13°10′N 12°0′E / 13.167°N 12.000°E / 13.167; 12.000 (Nigeria) Nigeria
7°30′N 12°0′E / 7.500°N 12.000°E / 7.500; 12.000 (Cameroon) Cameroon
2°17′N 12°0′E / 2.283°N 12.000°E / 2.283; 12.000 (Gabon) Gabon
2°20′S 12°0′E / 2.333°S 12.000°E / -2.333; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo
2°57′S 12°0′E / 2.950°S 12.000°E / -2.950; 12.000 (Gabon) Gabon
3°9′S 12°0′E / 3.150°S 12.000°E / -3.150; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo
For about 9km 3°14′S 12°0′E / 3.233°S 12.000°E / -3.233; 12.000 (Gabon) Gabon
3°25′S 12°0′E / 3.417°S 12.000°E / -3.417; 12.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo
5°1′S 12°0′E / 5.017°S 12.000°E / -5.017; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°36′S 12°0′E / 15.600°S 12.000°E / -15.600; 12.000 (Angola) Angola
17°10′S 12°0′E / 17.167°S 12.000°E / -17.167; 12.000 (Namibia) Namibia
18°22′S 12°0′E / 18.367°S 12.000°E / -18.367; 12.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 12°0′E / 60.000°S 12.000°E / -60.000; 12.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°56′S 12°0′E / 69.933°S 12.000°E / -69.933; 12.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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