18th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 18° 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 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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 18°0′E / 90.000°N 18.000°E / 90.000; 18.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°11′N 18°0′E / 80.183°N 18.000°E / 80.183; 18.000 (Norway) Norway Islands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard 77°30′N 18°0′E / 77.500°N 18.000°E / 77.500; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 69°31′N 18°0′E / 69.517°N 18.000°E / 69.517; 18.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Senja and the mainland 68°4′N 18°0′E / 68.067°N 18.000°E / 68.067; 18.000 (Sweden) Sweden 62°34′N 18°0′E / 62.567°N 18.000°E / 62.567; 18.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 60°36′N 18°0′E / 60.600°N 18.000°E / 60.600; 18.000 (Sweden) Sweden Passing through Stockholm, right through Strawberry Arena 58°56′N 18°0′E / 58.933°N 18.000°E / 58.933; 18.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Passing between the islands of Stora Karlsö and Gotland, Sweden 54°50′N 18°0′E / 54.833°N 18.000°E / 54.833; 18.000 (Poland) Poland Passing through the centre of Bydgoszcz 50°1′N 18°0′E / 50.017°N 18.000°E / 50.017; 18.000 (Czech Republic) Czech Republic 49°2′N 18°0′E / 49.033°N 18.000°E / 49.033; 18.000 (Slovakia) Slovakia 47°44′N 18°0′E / 47.733°N 18.000°E / 47.733; 18.000 (Hungary) Hungary 45°48′N 18°0′E / 45.800°N 18.000°E / 45.800; 18.000 (Croatia) Croatia Passing just west of Slavonski Brod 45°8′N 18°0′E / 45.133°N 18.000°E / 45.133; 18.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina Passing near Mostar 42°45′N 18°0′E / 42.750°N 18.000°E / 42.750; 18.000 (Croatia) Croatia Mainland (for about 6 km) and the island of Koločep. Passing just west of Dubrovnik 42°40′N 18°0′E / 42.667°N 18.000°E / 42.667; 18.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 40°38′N 18°0′E / 40.633°N 18.000°E / 40.633; 18.000 (Italy) Italy Municipality of Gallipoli, Apulia. 39°59′N 18°0′E / 39.983°N 18.000°E / 39.983; 18.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 30°50′N 18°0′E / 30.833°N 18.000°E / 30.833; 18.000 (Libya) Libya 22°31′N 18°0′E / 22.517°N 18.000°E / 22.517; 18.000 (Chad) Chad 7°59′N 18°0′E / 7.983°N 18.000°E / 7.983; 18.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 3°34′N 18°0′E / 3.567°N 18.000°E / 3.567; 18.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo 1°23′N 18°0′E / 1.383°N 18.000°E / 1.383; 18.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 8°6′S 18°0′E / 8.100°S 18.000°E / -8.100; 18.000 (Angola) Angola 17°23′S 18°0′E / 17.383°S 18.000°E / -17.383; 18.000 (Namibia) Namibia 28°49′S 18°0′E / 28.817°S 18.000°E / -28.817; 18.000 (South Africa) South Africa Northern Cape
Western Cape31°28′S 18°0′E / 31.467°S 18.000°E / -31.467; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 32°44′S 18°0′E / 32.733°S 18.000°E / -32.733; 18.000 (South Africa) South Africa Western Cape 33°8′S 18°0′E / 33.133°S 18.000°E / -33.133; 18.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Dassen Island, South Africa (at 33°25′24″S 18°5′14″E / 33.42333°S 18.08722°E / -33.42333; 18.08722 (Dassen Island)) 60°0′S 18°0′E / 60.000°S 18.000°E / -60.000; 18.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°43′S 18°0′E / 69.717°S 18.000°E / -69.717; 18.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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