title: 6th meridian east
text: # 6th meridian east
  
  The meridian 6° 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 6th meridian east forms a great circle with the 174th meridian west.
  
  ## 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 10 km 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 11 km 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 2 km, 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 4 km 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 9 km, 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
  