10th meridian east
# 10th meridian east

The meridian 10° 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 10th meridian east forms a great circle with the 170th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 10th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 10.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 10.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°5′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.083°N 10.000°E﻿ / 81.083; 10.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 64°5′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.083°N 10.000°E﻿ / 64.083; 10.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Entering at Stokkøya in Sør-Trøndelag. Exiting 3 km southwest of Stavern in Vestfold. 58°58′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿58.967°N 10.000°E﻿ / 58.967; 10.000﻿ (Skagerrak) Skagerrak 57°35′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿57.583°N 10.000°E﻿ / 57.583; 10.000﻿ (Denmark)  Denmark Vendsyssel-Thy island, Jutland peninsula and the islands of Funen and Als 54°43′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.717°N 10.000°E﻿ / 54.717; 10.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany Passing through city centre / old city of Hamburg 47°29′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.483°N 10.000°E﻿ / 47.483; 10.000﻿ (Austria)  Austria 46°54′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.900°N 10.000°E﻿ / 46.900; 10.000﻿ (Switzerland)  Switzerland 46°17′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.283°N 10.000°E﻿ / 46.283; 10.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy 44°3′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.050°N 10.000°E﻿ / 44.050; 10.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the island of Capraia, Italy Passing just west of the islands of Elba and Pianosa, Italy Passing just east of the island of Sardinia, Italy 37°15′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.250°N 10.000°E﻿ / 37.250; 10.000﻿ (Tunisia)  Tunisia 30°28′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿30.467°N 10.000°E﻿ / 30.467; 10.000﻿ (Libya)  Libya 25°23′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.383°N 10.000°E﻿ / 25.383; 10.000﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria 22°22′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.367°N 10.000°E﻿ / 22.367; 10.000﻿ (Niger)  Niger 13°10′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿13.167°N 10.000°E﻿ / 13.167; 10.000﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria 6°54′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.900°N 10.000°E﻿ / 6.900; 10.000﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 2°10′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.167°N 10.000°E﻿ / 2.167; 10.000﻿ (Equatorial Guinea)  Equatorial Guinea 1°0′N 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.000°N 10.000°E﻿ / 1.000; 10.000﻿ (Gabon)  Gabon 2°47′S 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.783°S 10.000°E﻿ / -2.783; 10.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 10.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 10.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°53′S 10°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.883°S 10.000°E﻿ / -69.883; 10.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

## Usage

In some world maps, the 10th Meridian East is used the centre (instead of Greenwich), to avoid cutting off the tip of Asia.

