6th meridian east

The meridian 6° 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.

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6th meridian east

The 6th meridian east forms a great circle with the 174th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 6°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°19′N 6°0′E Atlantic Ocean
62°29′N 6°0′E  Norway Entering at Godøya in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting south of Eigersund in Rogaland.
58°25′N 6°0′E North Sea
53°24′N 6°0′E  Netherlands Passing just east of Apeldoorn and Arnhem
51°50′N 6°0′E  Germany For about 10 km
51°44′N 6°0′E  Netherlands
51°5′N 6°0′E  Germany For about 11 km
50°59′N 6°0′E  Netherlands
50°48′N 6°0′E  Germany For about 2 km, passing just west of Aachen
50°47′N 6°0′E  Netherlands For about 4 km
50°45′N 6°0′E  Belgium
50°11′N 6°0′E  Luxembourg Passing just west of the city of Luxembourg
49°27′N 6°0′E  France Passing through Besançon
46°14′N 6°0′E   Switzerland For about 9 km, just west of Geneva
46°9′N 6°0′E  France Meeting the Mediterranean Sea just east of Toulon
43°6′N 6°0′E Mediterranean Sea
36°51′N 6°0′E  Algeria
19°36′N 6°0′E  Niger
13°42′N 6°0′E  Nigeria
4°19′N 6°0′E Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of São Tomé,  São Tomé and Príncipe
Passing just east of the island of Annobón,  Equatorial Guinea
60°0′S 6°0′E Southern Ocean
70°1′S 6°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
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