5th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 5°0′E / 90.000°N 5.000°E / 90.000; 5.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°22′N 5°0′E / 81.367°N 5.000°E / 81.367; 5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
61°2′N 5°0′E / 61.033°N 5.000°E / 61.033; 5.000 (Norway)	Norway	Several islands, including Bremangerlandet, Sula and Sotra, and the mainland. Entering at Vågsøya in Sogn og Fjordane. Exiting south of Telavåg in Hordaland.
60°13′N 5°0′E / 60.217°N 5.000°E / 60.217; 5.000 (North Sea)	North Sea
53°17′N 5°0′E / 53.283°N 5.000°E / 53.283; 5.000 (Netherlands)	Netherlands	Island of Vlieland
53°16′N 5°0′E / 53.267°N 5.000°E / 53.267; 5.000 (Wadden Sea)	Wadden Sea
52°56′N 5°0′E / 52.933°N 5.000°E / 52.933; 5.000 (Netherlands)	Netherlands	Passing just east of Amsterdam, and west of Tilburg
51°26′N 5°0′E / 51.433°N 5.000°E / 51.433; 5.000 (Belgium)	Belgium	Passing through the Provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Liège, Namur and Luxembourg.
49°47′N 5°0′E / 49.783°N 5.000°E / 49.783; 5.000 (France)	France
43°23′N 5°0′E / 43.383°N 5.000°E / 43.383; 5.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
36°49′N 5°0′E / 36.817°N 5.000°E / 36.817; 5.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
19°17′N 5°0′E / 19.283°N 5.000°E / 19.283; 5.000 (Niger)	Niger
13°44′N 5°0′E / 13.733°N 5.000°E / 13.733; 5.000 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
5°50′N 5°0′E / 5.833°N 5.000°E / 5.833; 5.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 5°0′E / 60.000°S 5.000°E / -60.000; 5.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°3′S 5°0′E / 70.050°S 5.000°E / -70.050; 5.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway