12th meridian east

The meridian 12° 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 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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 12°W
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 * 79.73333°N, 12°W
 * Islands of Spitsbergen and Prince Charles Foreland, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.21667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.21667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 67.48333°N, 12°W
 * 67.48333°N, 12°W
 * Røst islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.46667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.46667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 65.71667°N, 12°W
 * 65.71667°N, 12°W
 * Island of Vega
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.63333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.63333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 65.23333°N, 12°W
 * 65.23333°N, 12°W
 * 63.28333°N, 12°W
 * 63.28333°N, 12°W
 * 63.28333°N, 12°W
 * For about 4km
 * 63.25°N, 12°W
 * 63.25°N, 12°W
 * 59.9°N, 12°W
 * 59.9°N, 12°W
 * 59.9°N, 12°W
 * Passing through Gothenburg
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.35°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.35°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 56.01667°N, 12°W
 * 56.01667°N, 12°W
 * Islands of Zealand and Falster
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.71667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.71667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bay of Mecklenburg
 * 54.16667°N, 12°W
 * 54.16667°N, 12°W
 * 47.61667°N, 12°W
 * 47.61667°N, 12°W
 * 47.61667°N, 12°W
 * 47.05°N, 12°W
 * 47.05°N, 12°W
 * 47.05°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.98333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.98333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.98333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Marettimo, 🇮🇹
 * 36.81667°N, 12°W
 * 36.81667°N, 12°W
 * Island of Pantelleria
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.73333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.73333°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 33°N, 12°W
 * 33°N, 12°W
 * 23.51667°N, 12°W
 * 23.51667°N, 12°W
 * 23.51667°N, 12°W
 * 13.16667°N, 12°W
 * 13.16667°N, 12°W
 * 13.16667°N, 12°W
 * 7.5°N, 12°W
 * 7.5°N, 12°W
 * 7.5°N, 12°W
 * 2.28333°N, 12°W
 * 2.28333°N, 12°W
 * 2.28333°N, 12°W
 * -2.33333°N, 12°W
 * -2.33333°N, 12°W
 * -2.33333°N, 12°W
 * -2.95°N, 12°W
 * -2.95°N, 12°W
 * -2.95°N, 12°W
 * -3.15°N, 12°W
 * -3.15°N, 12°W
 * -3.15°N, 12°W
 * For about 9km
 * -3.23333°N, 12°W
 * -3.23333°N, 12°W
 * -3.41667°N, 12°W
 * -3.41667°N, 12°W
 * -3.41667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.01667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.01667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.01667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -15.6°N, 12°W
 * -15.6°N, 12°W
 * -17.16667°N, 12°W
 * -17.16667°N, 12°W
 * -17.16667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.36667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.36667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.36667°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 12°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -69.93333°N, 12°W
 * -69.93333°N, 12°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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