6th meridian east

The meridian 6° 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
6th meridian east

The 6th meridian east forms a great circle with the 174th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 6th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 6°0′E / 90.000°N 6.000°E / 90.000; 6.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
81°19′N 6°0′E / 81.317°N 6.000°E / 81.317; 6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
62°29′N 6°0′E / 62.483°N 6.000°E / 62.483; 6.000 (Norway)  NorwayEntering at Godøya in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting south of Eigersund in Rogaland.
58°25′N 6°0′E / 58.417°N 6.000°E / 58.417; 6.000 (North Sea)North Sea
53°24′N 6°0′E / 53.400°N 6.000°E / 53.400; 6.000 (Netherlands)  NetherlandsPassing just east of Apeldoorn and Arnhem
51°50′N 6°0′E / 51.833°N 6.000°E / 51.833; 6.000 (Germany)  GermanyFor about 10 km
51°44′N 6°0′E / 51.733°N 6.000°E / 51.733; 6.000 (Netherlands)  Netherlands
51°5′N 6°0′E / 51.083°N 6.000°E / 51.083; 6.000 (Germany)  GermanyFor about 11 km
50°59′N 6°0′E / 50.983°N 6.000°E / 50.983; 6.000 (Netherlands)  Netherlands
50°48′N 6°0′E / 50.800°N 6.000°E / 50.800; 6.000 (Germany)  GermanyFor about 2 km, passing just west of Aachen
50°47′N 6°0′E / 50.783°N 6.000°E / 50.783; 6.000 (Netherlands)  NetherlandsFor about 4 km
50°45′N 6°0′E / 50.750°N 6.000°E / 50.750; 6.000 (Belgium)  Belgium
50°11′N 6°0′E / 50.183°N 6.000°E / 50.183; 6.000 (Luxembourg)  LuxembourgPassing just west of the city of Luxembourg
49°27′N 6°0′E / 49.450°N 6.000°E / 49.450; 6.000 (France)  FrancePassing through Besançon
46°14′N 6°0′E / 46.233°N 6.000°E / 46.233; 6.000 (Switzerland)  SwitzerlandFor about 9 km, just west of Geneva
46°9′N 6°0′E / 46.150°N 6.000°E / 46.150; 6.000 (France)  FranceMeeting the Mediterranean Sea just east of Toulon
43°6′N 6°0′E / 43.100°N 6.000°E / 43.100; 6.000 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean Sea
36°51′N 6°0′E / 36.850°N 6.000°E / 36.850; 6.000 (Algeria)  Algeria
19°36′N 6°0′E / 19.600°N 6.000°E / 19.600; 6.000 (Niger)  Niger
13°42′N 6°0′E / 13.700°N 6.000°E / 13.700; 6.000 (Nigeria)  Nigeria
4°19′N 6°0′E / 4.317°N 6.000°E / 4.317; 6.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanPassing just west of the island of São Tomé,  São Tomé and Príncipe
Passing just east of the island of Annobón,  Equatorial Guinea
60°0′S 6°0′E / 60.000°S 6.000°E / -60.000; 6.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
70°1′S 6°0′E / 70.017°S 6.000°E / -70.017; 6.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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