title: 7th meridian east
text: # 7th meridian east
  
  The meridian 7° 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 7th meridian east forms a great circle with the 173rd meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 7th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 7.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 7.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°15′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.250°N 7.000°E﻿ / 81.250; 7.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 62°57′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿62.950°N 7.000°E﻿ / 62.950; 7.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Entering at Fræna in Møre og Romsdal. Exiting 3 km west of Lindesnes in Vest-Agder. 58°1′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿58.017°N 7.000°E﻿ / 58.017; 7.000﻿ (North Sea) North Sea 53°41′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.683°N 7.000°E﻿ / 53.683; 7.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany Island of Juist 53°40′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.667°N 7.000°E﻿ / 53.667; 7.000﻿ (Wadden Sea) Wadden Sea 53°19′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.317°N 7.000°E﻿ / 53.317; 7.000﻿ (Netherlands)  Netherlands 52°38′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.633°N 7.000°E﻿ / 52.633; 7.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany 52°28′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.467°N 7.000°E﻿ / 52.467; 7.000﻿ (Netherlands)  Netherlands 52°14′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.233°N 7.000°E﻿ / 52.233; 7.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany Passing just east of Leverkusen (at 51°02′N 6°59′E﻿ / ﻿51.033°N 6.983°E﻿ / 51.033; 6.983﻿ (Leverkusen)) Passing through Saarbrücken (at 49°14′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.233°N 7.000°E﻿ / 49.233; 7.000﻿ (Saarbrücken)) 49°11′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.183°N 7.000°E﻿ / 49.183; 7.000﻿ (France)  France 47°30′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.500°N 7.000°E﻿ / 47.500; 7.000﻿ (Switzerland)  Switzerland For about 14 km 47°22′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.367°N 7.000°E﻿ / 47.367; 7.000﻿ (France)  France For about 8 km 47°18′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.300°N 7.000°E﻿ / 47.300; 7.000﻿ (Switzerland)  Switzerland 46°1′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.017°N 7.000°E﻿ / 46.017; 7.000﻿ (France)  France For about 14 km 45°53′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.883°N 7.000°E﻿ / 45.883; 7.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 45°32′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.533°N 7.000°E﻿ / 45.533; 7.000﻿ (France)  France 45°13′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.217°N 7.000°E﻿ / 45.217; 7.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 44°15′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.250°N 7.000°E﻿ / 44.250; 7.000﻿ (France)  France 44°42′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.700°N 7.000°E﻿ / 44.700; 7.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 44°15′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.250°N 7.000°E﻿ / 44.250; 7.000﻿ (France)  France Passing just west of Cannes (at 43°33′N 7°1′E﻿ / ﻿43.550°N 7.017°E﻿ / 43.550; 7.017﻿ (Cannes)) 43°33′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.550°N 7.000°E﻿ / 43.550; 7.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 36°54′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.900°N 7.000°E﻿ / 36.900; 7.000﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria 20°29′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.483°N 7.000°E﻿ / 20.483; 7.000﻿ (Niger)  Niger 12°59′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.983°N 7.000°E﻿ / 12.983; 7.000﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria Passing just west of Port Harcourt (at 4°49′N 7°2′E﻿ / ﻿4.817°N 7.033°E﻿ / 4.817; 7.033﻿ (Port Harcourt)) 4°23′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.383°N 7.000°E﻿ / 4.383; 7.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe Passing just east of the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe 60°0′S 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 7.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 7.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°53′S 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.883°S 7.000°E﻿ / -69.883; 7.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  