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.
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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 Arctic Ocean 81°19′N 6°0′E / 81.317°N 6.000°E Atlantic Ocean 62°29′N 6°0′E / 62.483°N 6.000°E 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 North Sea 53°24′N 6°0′E / 53.400°N 6.000°E Netherlands Passing just east of Apeldoorn and Arnhem 51°50′N 6°0′E / 51.833°N 6.000°E Germany For about 10 km 51°44′N 6°0′E / 51.733°N 6.000°E Netherlands 51°5′N 6°0′E / 51.083°N 6.000°E Germany For about 11 km 50°59′N 6°0′E / 50.983°N 6.000°E Netherlands 50°48′N 6°0′E / 50.800°N 6.000°E Germany For about 2 km, passing just west of Aachen 50°47′N 6°0′E / 50.783°N 6.000°E Netherlands For about 4 km 50°45′N 6°0′E / 50.750°N 6.000°E Belgium 50°11′N 6°0′E / 50.183°N 6.000°E Luxembourg Passing just west of the city of Luxembourg 49°27′N 6°0′E / 49.450°N 6.000°E 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 Guinea60°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
See also
- 5th meridian east
- 7th meridian east