17th meridian east
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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.
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 / 90.000°N 17.000°E / 90.000; 17.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°57′N 17°0′E / 79.950°N 17.000°E / 79.950; 17.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard 76°36′N 17°0′E / 76.600°N 17.000°E / 76.600; 17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 69°24′N 17°0′E / 69.400°N 17.000°E / 69.400; 17.000 (Norway) Norway
Islands of Senja and Rolla, and the mainland 67°59′N 17°0′E / 67.983°N 17.000°E / 67.983; 17.000 (Sweden) Sweden
Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land. 58°37′N 17°0′E / 58.617°N 17.000°E / 58.617; 17.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 57°19′N 17°0′E / 57.317°N 17.000°E / 57.317; 17.000 (Sweden) Sweden
Island of Öland 57°6′N 17°0′E / 57.100°N 17.000°E / 57.100; 17.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°38′N 17°0′E / 54.633°N 17.000°E / 54.633; 17.000 (Poland) Poland
Passing through Wrocław 50°25′N 17°0′E / 50.417°N 17.000°E / 50.417; 17.000 (Czech Republic) Czech Republic
For about 14km 50°18′N 17°0′E / 50.300°N 17.000°E / 50.300; 17.000 (Poland) Poland
For about 9km 50°13′N 17°0′E / 50.217°N 17.000°E / 50.217; 17.000 (Czech Republic) Czech Republic
48°39′N 17°0′E / 48.650°N 17.000°E / 48.650; 17.000 (Slovakia) Slovakia
Passing just west of Bratislava 48°10′N 17°0′E / 48.167°N 17.000°E / 48.167; 17.000 (Austria) Austria
47°42′N 17°0′E / 47.700°N 17.000°E / 47.700; 17.000 (Hungary) Hungary
Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa. 46°13′N 17°0′E / 46.217°N 17.000°E / 46.217; 17.000 (Croatia) Croatia
45°13′N 17°0′E / 45.217°N 17.000°E / 45.217; 17.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°35′N 17°0′E / 43.583°N 17.000°E / 43.583; 17.000 (Croatia) Croatia
Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula 42°55′N 17°0′E / 42.917°N 17.000°E / 42.917; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea - passing just east of the island of Lastovo, Croatia
41°5′N 17°0′E / 41.083°N 17.000°E / 41.083; 17.000 (Italy) Italy
40°30′N 17°0′E / 40.500°N 17.000°E / 40.500; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Taranto 39°29′N 17°0′E / 39.483°N 17.000°E / 39.483; 17.000 (Italy) Italy
38°56′N 17°0′E / 38.933°N 17.000°E / 38.933; 17.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°10′N 17°0′E / 31.167°N 17.000°E / 31.167; 17.000 (Libya) Libya
22°59′N 17°0′E / 22.983°N 17.000°E / 22.983; 17.000 (Chad) Chad
7°38′N 17°0′E / 7.633°N 17.000°E / 7.633; 17.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
3°33′N 17°0′E / 3.550°N 17.000°E / 3.550; 17.000 (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo
1°8′S 17°0′E / 1.133°S 17.000°E / -1.133; 17.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°15′S 17°0′E / 7.250°S 17.000°E / -7.250; 17.000 (Angola) Angola
17°23′S 17°0′E / 17.383°S 17.000°E / -17.383; 17.000 (Namibia) Namibia
Passing just west of Windhoek 28°4′S 17°0′E / 28.067°S 17.000°E / -28.067; 17.000 (South Africa) South Africa
Northern Cape 29°34′S 17°0′E / 29.567°S 17.000°E / -29.567; 17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 17°0′E / 60.000°S 17.000°E / -60.000; 17.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°40′S 17°0′E / 69.667°S 17.000°E / -69.667; 17.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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