Coordinates: 0°S 5°E / 0°S 5°E
Points on meridian 5° east
The meridian 5° 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 5th meridian east forms a great circle with the 175th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 5°0′E / 90°N 5°E Arctic Ocean 81°22′N 5°0′E / 81.367°N 5°E Atlantic Ocean 61°2′N 5°0′E / 61.033°N 5°E 
NorwaySeveral 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°E North Sea 53°17′N 5°0′E / 53.283°N 5°E 
NetherlandsIsland of Vlieland 53°16′N 5°0′E / 53.267°N 5°E Wadden Sea 52°56′N 5°0′E / 52.933°N 5°E NetherlandsPassing just east of Amsterdam 51°26′N 5°0′E / 51.433°N 5°E 
Belgium49°47′N 5°0′E / 49.783°N 5°E 
France43°23′N 5°0′E / 43.383°N 5°E Mediterranean Sea 36°49′N 5°0′E / 36.817°N 5°E 
Algeria19°17′N 5°0′E / 19.283°N 5°E 
Niger13°44′N 5°0′E / 13.733°N 5°E 
Nigeria5°50′N 5°0′E / 5.833°N 5°E Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 5°0′E / 60°S 5°E Southern Ocean 70°3′S 5°0′E / 70.05°S 5°E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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