13th Meridian East explained

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Atlantic OceanNorwegian Sea
Island of Moskenesøya
Atlantic OceanNorwegian Sea
Several islands and the mainland
Passing through Vänern lake
Øresund
Passing through Malmö
Baltic Sea
Passing west of Berlin
For about 3 km
For about 13 km – passing just west of Salzburg
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean SeaPassing between the Pontine Islands,
Passing just west of the island of Ustica,
Island of Sicily
Mediterranean SeaPassing just east of the island of Linosa,
Passing just west of Tripoli
Passing just west of Maiduguri
For about 15 km – Cabinda exclave
Atlantic Ocean
For about 7 km – Palmeirinhas Point
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by

See also