13th meridian east

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13th meridian east

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)	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)	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)	Norway	Several islands and the mainland
64°4′N 13°0′E / 64.067°N 13.000°E / 64.067; 13.000 (Sweden)	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)	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)	Germany	Passing west of Berlin
50°26′N 13°0′E / 50.433°N 13.000°E / 50.433; 13.000 (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic
49°19′N 13°0′E / 49.317°N 13.000°E / 49.317; 13.000 (Germany)	Germany
48°14′N 13°0′E / 48.233°N 13.000°E / 48.233; 13.000 (Austria)	Austria
47°51′N 13°0′E / 47.850°N 13.000°E / 47.850; 13.000 (Germany)	Germany	For about 3 km
47°50′N 13°0′E / 47.833°N 13.000°E / 47.833; 13.000 (Austria)	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)	Germany
47°28′N 13°0′E / 47.467°N 13.000°E / 47.467; 13.000 (Austria)	Austria
46°36′N 13°0′E / 46.600°N 13.000°E / 46.600; 13.000 (Italy)	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)	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,  Italy Passing just west of the island of Ustica,  Italy
38°3′N 13°0′E / 38.050°N 13.000°E / 38.050; 13.000 (Italy)	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,  Italy
32°50′N 13°0′E / 32.833°N 13.000°E / 32.833; 13.000 (Libya)	Libya	Passing just west of Tripoli
23°18′N 13°0′E / 23.300°N 13.000°E / 23.300; 13.000 (Niger)	Niger
13°31′N 13°0′E / 13.517°N 13.000°E / 13.517; 13.000 (Nigeria)	Nigeria	Passing just west of Maiduguri
9°28′N 13°0′E / 9.467°N 13.000°E / 9.467; 13.000 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
2°15′N 13°0′E / 2.250°N 13.000°E / 2.250; 13.000 (Gabon)	Gabon
2°12′S 13°0′E / 2.200°S 13.000°E / -2.200; 13.000 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
4°34′S 13°0′E / 4.567°S 13.000°E / -4.567; 13.000 (Angola)	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)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°53′S 13°0′E / 5.883°S 13.000°E / -5.883; 13.000 (Angola)	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)	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)	Angola
16°59′S 13°0′E / 16.983°S 13.000°E / -16.983; 13.000 (Namibia)	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  Norway

See also

• 12th meridian east
• 14th meridian east

References

This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 19:08