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9th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 9° 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 9th meridian east forms a great circle with the 171st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 9th meridian east passes through:

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Entering at Hitra in Trøndelag. Exiting at Tverrdalsøya in Agder.
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North Jutlandic Island
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Jutland mainland

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just west of DCF77 time signal transmitter

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For about 2km

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For about 16km

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of Corsica
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Island of Sardinia
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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