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12th meridian east
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Line of longitude
June 2025
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The meridian 12° 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 12th meridian east forms a great circle with the 168th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 12th meridian east passes through:
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 79 44 N 12 0 E type:country Norway
! scope="row" |
| Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 13 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 67 29 N 12 0 E type:country Norway
! scope="row" |
| Røst islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67 28 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
|-
| 65 43 N 12 0 E type:country Norway
! scope="row" |
| Island of Vega
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65 38 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
|-
| 65 14 N 12 0 E type:country Norway
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| 63 17 N 12 0 E type:country Sweden
! scope="row" |
| For about 4km
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| 63 15 N 12 0 E type:country Norway
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| 59 54 N 12 0 E type:country Sweden
! scope="row" |
| Passing through Gothenburg
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57 21 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Kattegat
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kattegat
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 56 1 N 12 0 E type:country Denmark
! scope="row" |
| Islands of Zealand and Falster
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 43 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Bay of Mecklenburg
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bay of Mecklenburg
|-
| 54 10 N 12 0 E type:country Germany
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 47 37 N 12 0 E type:country Austria
! scope="row" |
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| 47 3 N 12 0 E type:country Italy
! scope="row" |
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|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41 59 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Marettimo,
|-
| 36 49 N 12 0 E type:country Italy
! scope="row" |
| Island of Pantelleria
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36 44 N 12 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 33 0 N 12 0 E type:country Libya
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| 23 31 N 12 0 E type:country Niger
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 13 10 N 12 0 E type:country Nigeria
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 7 30 N 12 0 E type:country Cameroon
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 2 17 N 12 0 E type:country Gabon
! scope="row" |
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| 2 20 S 12 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo
! scope="row" |
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| 2 57 S 12 0 E type:country Gabon
! scope="row" |
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| 3 9 S 12 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo
! scope="row" |
| For about 9km
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| 3 14 S 12 0 E type:country Gabon
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 3 25 S 12 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo
! scope="row" |
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|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 1 S 12 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 15 36 S 12 0 E type:country Angola
! scope="row" |
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|-
| 17 10 S 12 0 E type:country Namibia
! scope="row" |
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|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18 22 S 12 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 12 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 69 56 S 12 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Queen Maud Land, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
11th meridian east
13th meridian east
References
collapsed
e012th meridian east