16th meridian east
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The meridian 16° 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 16th meridian east forms a great circle with the 164th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 16th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 16°0′E / 90.000°N 16.000°E / 90.000; 16.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°1′N 16°0′E / 80.017°N 16.000°E / 80.017; 16.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard 76°45′N 16°0′E / 76.750°N 16.000°E / 76.750; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea69°18′N 16°0′E / 69.300°N 16.000°E / 69.300; 16.000 (Norway) Norway
Islands of Andøy and Hinnøya, and the mainland 66°52′N 16°0′E / 66.867°N 16.000°E / 66.867; 16.000 (Sweden) Sweden
56°12′N 16°0′E / 56.200°N 16.000°E / 56.200; 16.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°15′N 16°0′E / 54.250°N 16.000°E / 54.250; 16.000 (Poland) Poland
50°36′N 16°0′E / 50.600°N 16.000°E / 50.600; 16.000 (Czech Republic) Czech Republic
48°47′N 16°0′E / 48.783°N 16.000°E / 48.783; 16.000 (Austria) Austria
46°50′N 16°0′E / 46.833°N 16.000°E / 46.833; 16.000 (Slovenia) Slovenia
For about 11 km 46°43′N 16°0′E / 46.717°N 16.000°E / 46.717; 16.000 (Austria) Austria
For about 6 km 46°40′N 16°0′E / 46.667°N 16.000°E / 46.667; 16.000 (Slovenia) Slovenia
46°18′N 16°0′E / 46.300°N 16.000°E / 46.300; 16.000 (Croatia) Croatia
Passing through Zagreb, east of the city centre 45°13′N 16°0′E / 45.217°N 16.000°E / 45.217; 16.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°38′N 16°0′E / 44.633°N 16.000°E / 44.633; 16.000 (Croatia) Croatia
43°29′N 16°0′E / 43.483°N 16.000°E / 43.483; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 42°59′N 16°0′E / 42.983°N 16.000°E / 42.983; 16.000 (Croatia) Croatia
Island of Biševo 42°57′N 16°0′E / 42.950°N 16.000°E / 42.950; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 41°57′N 16°0′E / 41.950°N 16.000°E / 41.950; 16.000 (Italy) Italy
41°40′N 16°0′E / 41.667°N 16.000°E / 41.667; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Manfredonia 41°26′N 16°0′E / 41.433°N 16.000°E / 41.433; 16.000 (Italy) Italy
39°25′N 16°0′E / 39.417°N 16.000°E / 39.417; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea 38°44′N 16°0′E / 38.733°N 16.000°E / 38.733; 16.000 (Italy) Italy
37°55′N 16°0′E / 37.917°N 16.000°E / 37.917; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°17′N 16°0′E / 31.283°N 16.000°E / 31.283; 16.000 (Libya) Libya
23°27′N 16°0′E / 23.450°N 16.000°E / 23.450; 16.000 (Chad) Chad
The meridian enters Chad at the country's northernmost point, on the Tropic of Cancer 7°30′N 16°0′E / 7.500°N 16.000°E / 7.500; 16.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
3°0′N 16°0′E / 3.000°N 16.000°E / 3.000; 16.000 (Cameroon) Cameroon
1°45′N 16°0′E / 1.750°N 16.000°E / 1.750; 16.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo
3°44′S 16°0′E / 3.733°S 16.000°E / -3.733; 16.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°52′S 16°0′E / 5.867°S 16.000°E / -5.867; 16.000 (Angola) Angola
17°23′S 16°0′E / 17.383°S 16.000°E / -17.383; 16.000 (Namibia) Namibia
28°15′S 16°0′E / 28.250°S 16.000°E / -28.250; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 16°0′E / 60.000°S 16.000°E / -60.000; 16.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°41′S 16°0′E / 69.683°S 16.000°E / -69.683; 16.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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