6th meridian east
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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.
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:
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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 Entering at Godøya in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting south of Eigersund in Rogaland. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands Passing just east of Apeldoorn and Arnhem Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Germany For about 10 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Germany For about 11 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Germany For about 2 km, passing just west of Aachen Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands For about 4 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Belgium Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Luxembourg Passing just west of the city of Luxembourg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. France Passing through Besançon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Switzerland For about 9 km, just west of Geneva Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. France Meeting the Mediterranean Sea just east of Toulon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea 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 São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Passing just east of the island of Annobón, Equatorial GuineaLua 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