# 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:
    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