5th meridian east
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The meridian 5° 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 5th meridian east forms a great circle with the 175th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Several islands, including Bremangerlandet, Sula and Sotra, and the mainland.
Entering at Vågsøya in Sogn og Fjordane. Exiting south of Telavåg in Hordaland.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands Island of Vlieland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wadden Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Netherlands Passing just east of Amsterdam, and west of Tilburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Belgium Passing through the Provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Liège, Namur and Luxembourg. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. France Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Algeria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Niger Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nigeria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway