6th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
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)	Norway	Entering 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)	Netherlands	Passing just east of Apeldoorn and Arnhem
51°50′N 6°0′E / 51.833°N 6.000°E / 51.833; 6.000 (Germany)	Germany	For about 10km
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)	Germany	For about 11km
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)	Germany	For about 2km, passing just west of Aachen
50°47′N 6°0′E / 50.783°N 6.000°E / 50.783; 6.000 (Netherlands)	Netherlands	For about 4km
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)	Luxembourg	Passing just west of the city of Luxembourg
49°27′N 6°0′E / 49.450°N 6.000°E / 49.450; 6.000 (France)	France	Passing through Besançon
46°14′N 6°0′E / 46.233°N 6.000°E / 46.233; 6.000 (Switzerland)	Switzerland	For about 9km, just west of Geneva
46°9′N 6°0′E / 46.150°N 6.000°E / 46.150; 6.000 (France)	France	Meeting 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 Ocean	Passing 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)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway