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9th meridian east

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The meridian 9° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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
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9th meridian east (interactive map)

The 9th meridian east forms a great circle with the 171st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 9th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 9°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°9′N 9°0′E Atlantic Ocean
63°39′N 9°0′E  Norway Entering at Hitra in Trøndelag. Exiting at Tverrdalsøya in Agder.
58°34′N 9°0′E Skagerrak
57°9′N 9°0′E  Denmark North Jutlandic Island
57°1′N 9°0′E Limfjord
56°50′N 9°0′E  Denmark Jutland mainland
54°53′N 9°0′E  Germany just west of DCF77 time signal transmitter
47°41′N 9°0′E  Switzerland
45°59′N 9°0′E  Italy For about 2km
45°58′N 9°0′E  Switzerland For about 16km
45°50′N 9°0′E  Italy
44°23′N 9°0′E Mediterranean Sea Ligurian Sea
42°39′N 9°0′E  France Island of Corsica
41°29′N 9°0′E Mediterranean Sea Strait of Bonifacio
41°7′N 9°0′E  Italy Island of Sardinia
39°0′N 9°0′E Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the Galite Islands,  Tunisia
37°7′N 9°0′E  Tunisia
32°8′N 9°0′E  Algeria
21°47′N 9°0′E  Niger
12°50′N 9°0′E  Nigeria
5°57′N 9°0′E  Cameroon
4°5′N 9°0′E Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea - passing just east of the island of Bioko,  Equatorial Guinea
0°39′S 9°0′E  Gabon
1°19′S 9°0′E Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 9°0′E Southern Ocean
69°55′S 9°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
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