8th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
8°
8th meridian east

The meridian 8° 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 8th meridian east forms a great circle with the 172nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 8th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Norway Islands of Smøla and Tustna, the mainland (passing through Kristiansand), and the island of Flekkerøy.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Passing just west of Jutland,  Denmark
Passing just east of the island of Heligoland,  Germany
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Germany
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  France
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Germany
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.   Switzerland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Italy
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the islands of Sardinia and San Pietro,  Italy
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Algeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Tunisia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Algeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Niger
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Nigeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Bioko,  Equatorial Guinea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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