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7th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
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.

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 / 90.000°N 7.000°E / 90.000; 7.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°15′N 7°0′E / 81.250°N 7.000°E / 81.250; 7.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
62°57′N 7°0′E / 62.950°N 7.000°E / 62.950; 7.000 (Norway)  Norwegen Entering at Fræna in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting 3 km west of Lindesnes in Vest-Agder.
58°1′N 7°0′E / 58.017°N 7.000°E / 58.017; 7.000 (North Sea) North Sea
53°41′N 7°0′E / 53.683°N 7.000°E / 53.683; 7.000 (Germany)  Deutschland Island of Juist
53°40′N 7°0′E / 53.667°N 7.000°E / 53.667; 7.000 (Wadden Sea) Wadden Sea
53°19′N 7°0′E / 53.317°N 7.000°E / 53.317; 7.000 (Netherlands)  Niederlande
52°38′N 7°0′E / 52.633°N 7.000°E / 52.633; 7.000 (Germany)  Deutschland
52°28′N 7°0′E / 52.467°N 7.000°E / 52.467; 7.000 (Netherlands)  Niederlande
52°14′N 7°0′E / 52.233°N 7.000°E / 52.233; 7.000 (Germany)  Deutschland Passing just east of Leverkusen (at 51°02′N 6°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983 (Leverkusen))
Passing through Saarbrücken (at 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E / 49.233; 7.000 (Saarbrücken))
49°11′N 7°0′E / 49.183°N 7.000°E / 49.183; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich
47°30′N 7°0′E / 47.500°N 7.000°E / 47.500; 7.000 (Switzerland)  Schweiz For about 14 km
47°22′N 7°0′E / 47.367°N 7.000°E / 47.367; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich For about 8 km
47°18′N 7°0′E / 47.300°N 7.000°E / 47.300; 7.000 (Switzerland)  Schweiz
46°1′N 7°0′E / 46.017°N 7.000°E / 46.017; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich For about 14 km
45°53′N 7°0′E / 45.883°N 7.000°E / 45.883; 7.000 (Italy)  Italien
45°32′N 7°0′E / 45.533°N 7.000°E / 45.533; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich
45°13′N 7°0′E / 45.217°N 7.000°E / 45.217; 7.000 (Italy)  Italien
44°15′N 7°0′E / 44.250°N 7.000°E / 44.250; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich
44°42′N 7°0′E / 44.700°N 7.000°E / 44.700; 7.000 (Italy)  Italien
44°15′N 7°0′E / 44.250°N 7.000°E / 44.250; 7.000 (France)  Frankreich Passing just west of Cannes (at 43°33′N 7°1′E / 43.550°N 7.017°E / 43.550; 7.017 (Cannes))
43°33′N 7°0′E / 43.550°N 7.000°E / 43.550; 7.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
36°54′N 7°0′E / 36.900°N 7.000°E / 36.900; 7.000 (Algeria)  Algerien
20°29′N 7°0′E / 20.483°N 7.000°E / 20.483; 7.000 (Niger)  Niger
12°59′N 7°0′E / 12.983°N 7.000°E / 12.983; 7.000 (Nigeria)  Nigeria Passing just west of Port Harcourt (at 4°49′N 7°2′E / 4.817°N 7.033°E / 4.817; 7.033 (Port Harcourt))
4°23′N 7°0′E / 4.383°N 7.000°E / 4.383; 7.000 (Atlantic Ocean) 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 / 60.000°S 7.000°E / -60.000; 7.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°53′S 7°0′E / 69.883°S 7.000°E / -69.883; 7.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norwegen

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