17th meridian east

The meridian 17° 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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17th meridian east

17th eastern longitude monument in Nagykanizsa, Hungary

The 17th meridian east forms a great circle with the 163rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 17th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 17°0′E	Arctic Ocean
79°57′N 17°0′E	Norway	Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
76°36′N 17°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
69°24′N 17°0′E	Norway	Islands of Senja and Rolla, and the mainland
67°59′N 17°0′E	Sweden	Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land.
58°37′N 17°0′E	Baltic Sea
57°19′N 17°0′E	Sweden	Island of Öland
57°6′N 17°0′E	Baltic Sea
54°38′N 17°0′E	Poland	Passing through Wrocław
50°25′N 17°0′E	Czech Republic	For about 14km
50°18′N 17°0′E	Poland	For about 9km
50°13′N 17°0′E	Czech Republic
48°39′N 17°0′E	Slovakia	Passing just west of Bratislava
48°10′N 17°0′E	Austria
47°42′N 17°0′E	Hungary	Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa.
46°13′N 17°0′E	Croatia
45°13′N 17°0′E	Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°35′N 17°0′E	Croatia	Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula
42°55′N 17°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Adriatic Sea - passing just east of the island of Lastovo, Croatia
41°5′N 17°0′E	Italy
40°30′N 17°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Taranto
39°29′N 17°0′E	Italy
38°56′N 17°0′E	Mediterranean Sea
31°10′N 17°0′E	Libya
22°59′N 17°0′E	Chad
7°38′N 17°0′E	Central African Republic
3°33′N 17°0′E	Republic of the Congo
1°8′S 17°0′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°15′S 17°0′E	Angola
17°23′S 17°0′E	Namibia	Passing just west of Windhoek
28°4′S 17°0′E	South Africa	Northern Cape
29°34′S 17°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 17°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°40′S 17°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 16th meridian east
• 18th meridian east