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17th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 17° 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 17th meridian east forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian east passes through:

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Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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Islands of Senja and Rolla, and the mainland

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Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land.
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Island of Öland
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Passing through Wrocław and just east of Poznań

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For about 14km

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For about 9km

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Passing just west of Bratislava

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Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa.

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Windhoek

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Northern Cape
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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