19th meridian east

The meridian 19° 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.

Line across the Earth
19°
19th meridian east

The 19th meridian east forms a great circle with the 161st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 19th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 19°0′E / 90.000°N 19.000°E / 90.000; 19.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
80°9′N 19°0′E / 80.150°N 19.000°E / 80.150; 19.000 (Norway)  NorwayIslands of Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard
78°5′N 19°0′E / 78.083°N 19.000°E / 78.083; 19.000 (Barents Sea)Barents Sea
74°31′N 19°0′E / 74.517°N 19.000°E / 74.517; 19.000 (Norway)  NorwayBear Island
74°23′N 19°0′E / 74.383°N 19.000°E / 74.383; 19.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanNorwegian Sea
70°11′N 19°0′E / 70.183°N 19.000°E / 70.183; 19.000 (Norway)  NorwayIslands of Nordkvaløya, Ringvassøya, Kvaløya, Tromsøya and the mainland
68°31′N 19°0′E / 68.517°N 19.000°E / 68.517; 19.000 (Sweden)  Sweden
63°12′N 19°0′E / 63.200°N 19.000°E / 63.200; 19.000 (Baltic Sea)Baltic SeaGulf of Bothnia
59°54′N 19°0′E / 59.900°N 19.000°E / 59.900; 19.000 (Sweden)  Sweden
59°42′N 19°0′E / 59.700°N 19.000°E / 59.700; 19.000 (Baltic Sea)Baltic SeaPassing just west of the island of Gotska Sandön,  Sweden
57°55′N 19°0′E / 57.917°N 19.000°E / 57.917; 19.000 (Sweden)  SwedenIsland of Gotland
57°46′N 19°0′E / 57.767°N 19.000°E / 57.767; 19.000 (Baltic Sea)Baltic Sea
54°21′N 19°0′E / 54.350°N 19.000°E / 54.350; 19.000 (Poland)  PolandPassing just west of Katowice
49°24′N 19°0′E / 49.400°N 19.000°E / 49.400; 19.000 (Slovakia)  Slovakia
48°3′N 19°0′E / 48.050°N 19.000°E / 48.050; 19.000 (Hungary)  HungaryPassing just west of Budapest
45°57′N 19°0′E / 45.950°N 19.000°E / 45.950; 19.000 (Serbia)  Serbia
45°33′N 19°0′E / 45.550°N 19.000°E / 45.550; 19.000 (Croatia)  CroatiaFor about 16 km
45°24′N 19°0′E / 45.400°N 19.000°E / 45.400; 19.000 (Serbia)  SerbiaFor about 4 km
45°22′N 19°0′E / 45.367°N 19.000°E / 45.367; 19.000 (Croatia)  Croatia
44°51′N 19°0′E / 44.850°N 19.000°E / 44.850; 19.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°32′N 19°0′E / 43.533°N 19.000°E / 43.533; 19.000 (Montenegro)  MontenegroFor about 13 km
43°24′N 19°0′E / 43.400°N 19.000°E / 43.400; 19.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and HerzegovinaFor about 14 km
43°16′N 19°0′E / 43.267°N 19.000°E / 43.267; 19.000 (Montenegro)  Montenegro
42°9′N 19°0′E / 42.150°N 19.000°E / 42.150; 19.000 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean Sea
30°16′N 19°0′E / 30.267°N 19.000°E / 30.267; 19.000 (Libya)  Libya
22°2′N 19°0′E / 22.033°N 19.000°E / 22.033; 19.000 (Chad)  Chad
8°59′N 19°0′E / 8.983°N 19.000°E / 8.983; 19.000 (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic
8°46′N 19°0′E / 8.767°N 19.000°E / 8.767; 19.000 (Chad)  Chad
8°31′N 19°0′E / 8.517°N 19.000°E / 8.517; 19.000 (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic
4°44′N 19°0′E / 4.733°N 19.000°E / 4.733; 19.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°0′S 19°0′E / 8.000°S 19.000°E / -8.000; 19.000 (Angola)  Angola
17°50′S 19°0′E / 17.833°S 19.000°E / -17.833; 19.000 (Namibia)  Namibia
28°54′S 19°0′E / 28.900°S 19.000°E / -28.900; 19.000 (South Africa)  South AfricaNorthern Cape
Western Cape
34°20′S 19°0′E / 34.333°S 19.000°E / -34.333; 19.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 19°0′E / 60.000°S 19.000°E / -60.000; 19.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
69°56′S 19°0′E / 69.933°S 19.000°E / -69.933; 19.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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