16th meridian east

The meridian 16° 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 16th meridian east forms a great circle with the 164th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 16th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.01667°N, 16°W
 * 80.01667°N, 16°W
 * Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.75°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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 * 69.3°N, 16°W
 * Islands of Andøy and Hinnøya, and the mainland
 * 66.86667°N, 16°W
 * 66.86667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.2°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.2°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.2°N, 16°W
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 * 54.25°N, 16°W
 * 54.25°N, 16°W
 * 50.6°N, 16°W
 * 50.6°N, 16°W
 * 50.6°N, 16°W
 * 48.78333°N, 16°W
 * 48.78333°N, 16°W
 * 48.78333°N, 16°W
 * 46.83333°N, 16°W
 * 46.83333°N, 16°W
 * 46.83333°N, 16°W
 * For about 11 km
 * 46.71667°N, 16°W
 * 46.71667°N, 16°W
 * For about 6 km
 * 46.66667°N, 16°W
 * 46.66667°N, 16°W
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 * 46.3°N, 16°W
 * 46.3°N, 16°W
 * Passing through Zagreb, east of the city centre
 * 45.21667°N, 16°W
 * 45.21667°N, 16°W
 * 44.63333°N, 16°W
 * 44.63333°N, 16°W
 * 44.63333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.48333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.48333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.48333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea
 * 42.98333°N, 16°W
 * 42.98333°N, 16°W
 * Island of Biševo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.95°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.95°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea
 * 41.95°N, 16°W
 * 41.95°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.66667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.66667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.66667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Manfredonia
 * 41.43333°N, 16°W
 * 41.43333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.41667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.41667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.41667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tyrrhenian Sea
 * 38.73333°N, 16°W
 * 38.73333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.91667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.91667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.91667°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 31.28333°N, 16°W
 * 31.28333°N, 16°W
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 * 23.45°N, 16°W
 * 23.45°N, 16°W
 * The meridian enters Chad at the country's northernmost point, on the Tropic of Cancer
 * 7.5°N, 16°W
 * 7.5°N, 16°W
 * 3°N, 16°W
 * 3°N, 16°W
 * 3°N, 16°W
 * 1.75°N, 16°W
 * 1.75°N, 16°W
 * 1.75°N, 16°W
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 * -3.73333°N, 16°W
 * -3.73333°N, 16°W
 * -5.86667°N, 16°W
 * -5.86667°N, 16°W
 * -5.86667°N, 16°W
 * -17.38333°N, 16°W
 * -17.38333°N, 16°W
 * -17.38333°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -28.25°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -28.25°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -28.25°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 16°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -69.68333°N, 16°W
 * -69.68333°N, 16°W
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