13th Meridian East
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The meridian 13° 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 13th meridian east forms a great circle with the 167th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 13th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 13°0′E / 90.000°N 13.000°E / 90.000; 13.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°48′N 13°0′E / 79.800°N 13.000°E / 79.800; 13.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard 78°12′N 13°0′E / 78.200°N 13.000°E / 78.200; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 68°3′N 13°0′E / 68.050°N 13.000°E / 68.050; 13.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Moskenesøya 67°53′N 13°0′E / 67.883°N 13.000°E / 67.883; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 66°41′N 13°0′E / 66.683°N 13.000°E / 66.683; 13.000 (Norway) Norway Several islands and the mainland 64°4′N 13°0′E / 64.067°N 13.000°E / 64.067; 13.000 (Sweden) Sweden Passing through Vänern lake 55°44′N 13°0′E / 55.733°N 13.000°E / 55.733; 13.000 (Øresund) Øresund 55°37′N 13°0′E / 55.617°N 13.000°E / 55.617; 13.000 (Sweden) Sweden Passing through Malmö 55°23′N 13°0′E / 55.383°N 13.000°E / 55.383; 13.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°27′N 13°0′E / 54.450°N 13.000°E / 54.450; 13.000 (Germany) Germany Passing west of Berlin 50°26′N 13°0′E / 50.433°N 13.000°E / 50.433; 13.000 (Czech Republic) Czech Republic 49°19′N 13°0′E / 49.317°N 13.000°E / 49.317; 13.000 (Germany) Germany 48°14′N 13°0′E / 48.233°N 13.000°E / 48.233; 13.000 (Austria) Austria 47°51′N 13°0′E / 47.850°N 13.000°E / 47.850; 13.000 (Germany) Germany For about 3 km 47°50′N 13°0′E / 47.833°N 13.000°E / 47.833; 13.000 (Austria) Austria For about 13 km – passing just west of Salzburg 47°43′N 13°0′E / 47.717°N 13.000°E / 47.717; 13.000 (Germany) Germany 47°28′N 13°0′E / 47.467°N 13.000°E / 47.467; 13.000 (Austria) Austria 46°36′N 13°0′E / 46.600°N 13.000°E / 46.600; 13.000 (Italy) Italy 45°38′N 13°0′E / 45.633°N 13.000°E / 45.633; 13.000 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea 43°52′N 13°0′E / 43.867°N 13.000°E / 43.867; 13.000 (Italy) Italy 41°18′N 13°0′E / 41.300°N 13.000°E / 41.300; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing between the Pontine Islands, Italy
Passing just west of the island of Ustica, Italy38°3′N 13°0′E / 38.050°N 13.000°E / 38.050; 13.000 (Italy) Italy Island of Sicily 37°31′N 13°0′E / 37.517°N 13.000°E / 37.517; 13.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the island of Linosa, Italy 32°50′N 13°0′E / 32.833°N 13.000°E / 32.833; 13.000 (Libya) Libya Passing just west of Tripoli 23°18′N 13°0′E / 23.300°N 13.000°E / 23.300; 13.000 (Niger) Niger 13°31′N 13°0′E / 13.517°N 13.000°E / 13.517; 13.000 (Nigeria) Nigeria Passing just west of Maiduguri 9°28′N 13°0′E / 9.467°N 13.000°E / 9.467; 13.000 (Cameroon) Cameroon 2°15′N 13°0′E / 2.250°N 13.000°E / 2.250; 13.000 (Gabon) Gabon 2°12′S 13°0′E / 2.200°S 13.000°E / -2.200; 13.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo 4°34′S 13°0′E / 4.567°S 13.000°E / -4.567; 13.000 (Angola) Angola For about 15 km – Cabinda exclave 4°42′S 13°0′E / 4.700°S 13.000°E / -4.700; 13.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 5°53′S 13°0′E / 5.883°S 13.000°E / -5.883; 13.000 (Angola) Angola 7°34′S 13°0′E / 7.567°S 13.000°E / -7.567; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 9°1′S 13°0′E / 9.017°S 13.000°E / -9.017; 13.000 (Angola) Angola For about 7 km – Palmeirinhas Point 9°5′S 13°0′E / 9.083°S 13.000°E / -9.083; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 12°47′S 13°0′E / 12.783°S 13.000°E / -12.783; 13.000 (Angola) Angola 16°59′S 13°0′E / 16.983°S 13.000°E / -16.983; 13.000 (Namibia) Namibia 19°56′S 13°0′E / 19.933°S 13.000°E / -19.933; 13.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 13°0′E / 60.000°S 13.000°E / -60.000; 13.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°46′S 13°0′E / 69.767°S 13.000°E / -69.767; 13.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway