18th meridian east

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.18333°N, 18°W
 * 80.18333°N, 18°W
 * Islands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.5°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.5°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 69.51667°N, 18°W
 * 69.51667°N, 18°W
 * Island of Senja and the mainland
 * 68.06667°N, 18°W
 * 68.06667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.56667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.56667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.56667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bothnia
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 * 60.6°N, 18°W
 * Passing through Stockholm, right through Friends Arena
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.93333°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Stora Karlsö and Gotland, 🇸🇪
 * 54.83333°N, 18°W
 * 54.83333°N, 18°W
 * Passing through the centre of Bydgoszcz
 * 50.01667°N, 18°W
 * 50.01667°N, 18°W
 * 49.03333°N, 18°W
 * 49.03333°N, 18°W
 * 49.03333°N, 18°W
 * 47.73333°N, 18°W
 * 47.73333°N, 18°W
 * 47.73333°N, 18°W
 * 45.8°N, 18°W
 * 45.8°N, 18°W
 * 45.8°N, 18°W
 * Passing just west of Slavonski Brod
 * 45.13333°N, 18°W
 * 45.13333°N, 18°W
 * Passing near Mostar
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 * 42.75°N, 18°W
 * Mainland (for about 6 km) and the island of Koločep. Passing just west of Dubrovnik
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.66667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.66667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea
 * 40.63333°N, 18°W
 * 40.63333°N, 18°W
 * Municipality of Gallipoli, Apulia.
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.98333°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 39.98333°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 30.83333°N, 18°W
 * 30.83333°N, 18°W
 * 22.51667°N, 18°W
 * 22.51667°N, 18°W
 * 22.51667°N, 18°W
 * 7.98333°N, 18°W
 * 7.98333°N, 18°W
 * 7.98333°N, 18°W
 * 3.56667°N, 18°W
 * 3.56667°N, 18°W
 * 3.56667°N, 18°W
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 * 1.38333°N, 18°W
 * 1.38333°N, 18°W
 * -8.1°N, 18°W
 * -8.1°N, 18°W
 * -8.1°N, 18°W
 * -17.38333°N, 18°W
 * -17.38333°N, 18°W
 * -17.38333°N, 18°W
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 * -28.81667°N, 18°W
 * -28.81667°N, 18°W
 * Northern Cape Western Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -31.46667°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -31.46667°N, 18°W
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 * -32.73333°N, 18°W
 * -32.73333°N, 18°W
 * Western Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.13333°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.13333°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Dassen Island, 🇿🇦 (at -33.42333°N, 18.08722°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 18°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -69.71667°N, 18°W
 * -69.71667°N, 18°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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