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17th meridian east
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Line of longitude
June 2025
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thumb|17th eastern longitude monument in Nagykanizsa, Hungary
The meridian 17° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en 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 17th meridian east forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian east passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 79 57 N 17 0 E type:country Norway
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| Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 36 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
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| 69 24 N 17 0 E type:country Norway
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| Islands of Senja and Rolla, and the mainland
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| 67 59 N 17 0 E type:country Sweden
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| Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land.
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 37 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 57 19 N 17 0 E type:country Sweden
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| Island of Öland
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57 6 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 54 38 N 17 0 E type:country Poland
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| Passing through Wrocław and just east of Poznań
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| 50 25 N 17 0 E type:country Czech Republic
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| For about 14km
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| 50 18 N 17 0 E type:country Poland
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| For about 9km
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| 50 13 N 17 0 E type:country Czech Republic
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| 48 39 N 17 0 E type:country Slovakia
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| Passing just west of Bratislava
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| 48 10 N 17 0 E type:country Austria
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| 47 42 N 17 0 E type:country Hungary
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| Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa.
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| 46 13 N 17 0 E type:country Croatia
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| 45 13 N 17 0 E type:country Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 43 35 N 17 0 E type:country Croatia
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| Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 55 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea - passing just east of the island of Lastovo,
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| 41 5 N 17 0 E type:country Italy
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 30 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Taranto
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| 39 29 N 17 0 E type:country Italy
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 56 N 17 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 31 10 N 17 0 E type:country Libya
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| 22 59 N 17 0 E type:country Chad
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| 7 38 N 17 0 E type:country Central African Republic
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| 3 33 N 17 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo
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| 1 8 S 17 0 E type:country Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 7 15 S 17 0 E type:country Angola
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| 17 23 S 17 0 E type:country Namibia
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| Passing just west of Windhoek
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| 28 4 S 17 0 E type:country South Africa
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| Northern Cape
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 29 34 S 17 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 17 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 69 40 S 17 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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See also
16th meridian east
18th meridian east
References
collapsed
e017th meridian east