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18th meridian east
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Line of longitudeJune 2025
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The meridian 18° 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 18th meridian east forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 18th meridian east passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 80 11 N 18 0 E type:country Norway
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| Islands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 30 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
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| 69 31 N 18 0 E type:country Norway
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| Island of Senja and the mainland
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| 68 4 N 18 0 E type:country Sweden
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62 34 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia
|-valign="top"
| 60 36 N 18 0 E type:country Sweden
! scope="row" |
| Passing through Stockholm, right through Strawberry Arena
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 56 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Stora Karlsö and Gotland,
|-
| 54 50 N 18 0 E type:country Poland
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| Passing through the centre of Bydgoszcz
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| 50 1 N 18 0 E type:country Czech Republic
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| 49 2 N 18 0 E type:country Slovakia
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| 47 44 N 18 0 E type:country Hungary
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| 45 48 N 18 0 E type:country Croatia
! scope="row" |
| Passing just west of Slavonski Brod
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| 45 8 N 18 0 E type:country Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Passing near Mostar
|-valign="top"
| 42 45 N 18 0 E type:country Croatia
! scope="row" |
| Mainland (for about 6 km) and the island of Koločep. Passing just west of Dubrovnik
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 40 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea
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| 40 38 N 18 0 E type:country Italy
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| Municipality of Gallipoli, Apulia.
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39 59 N 18 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 30 50 N 18 0 E type:country Libya
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| 22 31 N 18 0 E type:country Chad
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| 7 59 N 18 0 E type:country Central African Republic
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| 3 34 N 18 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo
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|-valign="top"
| 1 23 N 18 0 E type:country Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 8 6 S 18 0 E type:country Angola
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| 17 23 S 18 0 E type:country Namibia
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|-valign="top"
| 28 49 S 18 0 E type:country South Africa
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| Northern Cape Western Cape
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 31 28 S 18 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 32 44 S 18 0 E type:country South Africa
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| Western Cape
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 8 S 18 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Dassen Island, (at 33 25 24 S 18 5 14 E type:country Dassen Island)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 18 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 69 43 S 18 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Queen Maud Land, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
17th meridian east
19th meridian east
References
collapsed
e018th meridian east