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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|36|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Islands of Senja and Rolla, and the mainland

! scope="row" | {{SWE}}

| Passing through Nyköping at 58°45'N just before leaving land.

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|58|37|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea

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! scope="row" | {{SWE}}

| Island of Öland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|57|6|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea

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! scope="row" | {{POL}}

| Passing through Wrocław

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| For about 14km

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| For about 9km

! scope="row" | {{CZE}}

! scope="row" | {{SVK}}

| Passing just west of Bratislava

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! scope="row" | {{HUN}}

| Passing through the center of Nagykanizsa.

! scope="row" | {{HRV}}

{{Coord|45|13|N|17|0|E|type:country|name=Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

! scope="row" | {{BIH}}

! scope="row" | {{HRV}}

| Dalmatia, and the islands of Hvar and Korčula

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|42|55|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea - passing just east of the island of Lastovo, {{HRV}}

! scope="row" | {{ITA}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|40|30|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Taranto

! scope="row" | {{ITA}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|56|N|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

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! scope="row" | {{LBY}}

! scope="row" | {{TCD}}

{{Coord|7|38|N|17|0|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

{{Coord|1|8|S|17|0|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

! scope="row" | {{AGO}}

! scope="row" | {{NAM}}

| Passing just west of Windhoek

! scope="row" | {{ZAF}}

| Northern Cape

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|29|34|S|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|17|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Queen Maud Land, claimed by {{NOR}}

References

e017th meridian east

17th meridian east

From Pole to Pole

See also

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