7th meridian east

The meridian 7° 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.

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7th meridian east

The 7th meridian east forms a great circle with the 173rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 7th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 7°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°15′N 7°0′E Atlantic Ocean
62°57′N 7°0′E  Norway Entering at Fræna in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting 3 km west of Lindesnes in Vest-Agder.
58°1′N 7°0′E North Sea
53°41′N 7°0′E  Germany Island of Juist
53°40′N 7°0′E Wadden Sea
53°19′N 7°0′E  Netherlands
52°38′N 7°0′E  Germany
52°28′N 7°0′E  Netherlands
52°14′N 7°0′E  Germany Passing just east of Leverkusen (at 51°02′N 6°59′E)
Passing through Saarbrücken (at 49°14′N 7°0′E)
49°11′N 7°0′E  France
47°30′N 7°0′E   Switzerland For about 14 km
47°22′N 7°0′E  France For about 8 km
47°18′N 7°0′E   Switzerland
46°1′N 7°0′E  France For about 14 km
45°53′N 7°0′E  Italy
45°32′N 7°0′E  France
45°13′N 7°0′E  Italy
44°15′N 7°0′E  France
44°42′N 7°0′E  Italy
44°15′N 7°0′E  France Passing just west of Cannes (at 43°33′N 7°1′E)
43°33′N 7°0′E Mediterranean Sea
36°54′N 7°0′E  Algeria
20°29′N 7°0′E  Niger
12°59′N 7°0′E  Nigeria Passing just west of Port Harcourt (at 4°49′N 7°2′E)
4°23′N 7°0′E Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Príncipe,  São Tomé and Príncipe
Passing just east of the island of São Tomé,  São Tomé and Príncipe
60°0′S 7°0′E Southern Ocean
69°53′S 7°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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