14th meridian east explained

The meridian 14° 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 14th meridian east forms a great circle with the 166th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 14th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Atlantic OceanNorwegian Sea
Island of Vestvågøya
Atlantic OceanNorwegian Sea
Bliksvær, Nordland
Frostviken
Lierne National Park, Trøndelag
Jämtland, Dalarna, Värmland, Lake Vänern, Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne
Baltic Sea
Island of Usedom
Szczecin Lagoon
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony
Ústí nad Labem, Central Bohemian, South Bohemian
Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia
Upper Carniola, Gorizia, Coastal–Karst
Istria
Adriatic Sea
Abruzzo, Isernia, Frosinone, Caserta and the island of Procida
Mediterranean SeaTyrrhenian Sea
Island of Sicily
Mediterranean SeaPassing just west of the island of Gozo,
The border with Nigeria is in Lake Chad
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by

See also