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18th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 18° 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 18th meridian east forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 18th meridian east passes through:

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

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Passing through Stockholm, right through Strawberry Arena |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing through the centre of Bydgoszcz

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Passing just west of Slavonski Brod

| ! scope="row" | | Passing near Mostar |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

Mainland (for about 6 km) and the island of Koločep. Passing just west of Dubrovnik
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Municipality of Gallipoli, Apulia.
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Northern Cape Western Cape |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Western 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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