7th meridian east

7th meridian east

The meridian 7° 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 7th meridian east forms a great circle with the 173rd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 7th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
 Norway Entering at Fræna in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting 3 km west of Lindesnes in Vest-Agder.
North Sea
 Germany Island of Juist
Wadden Sea
 Netherlands
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Germany
 France
 Switzerland For about 14km
 France For about 8km
 Switzerland
 France For about 14km
 Italy
 France
 Italy
 France
 Italy
 France
Mediterranean Sea
 Algeria
 Niger
 Nigeria
Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Príncipe,  São Tomé and Príncipe
Passing just east of the island of São Tomé,  São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also