Co-ordinates
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Country, territory/sea
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Notes
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90°0′N 16°0′E / 90.000°N 16.000°E / 90.000; 16.000 (Arctic Ocean)
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Arctic Ocean
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80°1′N 16°0′E / 80.017°N 16.000°E / 80.017; 16.000 (Norway)
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Norway
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Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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76°45′N 16°0′E / 76.750°N 16.000°E / 76.750; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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69°18′N 16°0′E / 69.300°N 16.000°E / 69.300; 16.000 (Norway)
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Norway
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Islands of Andøy and Hinnøya, and the mainland
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66°52′N 16°0′E / 66.867°N 16.000°E / 66.867; 16.000 (Sweden)
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Sweden
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56°12′N 16°0′E / 56.200°N 16.000°E / 56.200; 16.000 (Baltic Sea)
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Baltic Sea
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54°15′N 16°0′E / 54.250°N 16.000°E / 54.250; 16.000 (Poland)
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Poland
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50°36′N 16°0′E / 50.600°N 16.000°E / 50.600; 16.000 (Czech Republic)
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Czech Republic
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48°47′N 16°0′E / 48.783°N 16.000°E / 48.783; 16.000 (Austria)
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Austria
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46°50′N 16°0′E / 46.833°N 16.000°E / 46.833; 16.000 (Slovenia)
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Slovenia
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For about 11 km
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46°43′N 16°0′E / 46.717°N 16.000°E / 46.717; 16.000 (Austria)
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Austria
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For about 6 km
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46°40′N 16°0′E / 46.667°N 16.000°E / 46.667; 16.000 (Slovenia)
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Slovenia
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46°18′N 16°0′E / 46.300°N 16.000°E / 46.300; 16.000 (Croatia)
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Croatia
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Passing through Zagreb, east of the city centre
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45°13′N 16°0′E / 45.217°N 16.000°E / 45.217; 16.000 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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44°38′N 16°0′E / 44.633°N 16.000°E / 44.633; 16.000 (Croatia)
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Croatia
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43°29′N 16°0′E / 43.483°N 16.000°E / 43.483; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
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Mediterranean Sea
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Adriatic Sea
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42°59′N 16°0′E / 42.983°N 16.000°E / 42.983; 16.000 (Croatia)
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Croatia
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Island of Biševo
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42°57′N 16°0′E / 42.950°N 16.000°E / 42.950; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
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Mediterranean Sea
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Adriatic Sea
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41°57′N 16°0′E / 41.950°N 16.000°E / 41.950; 16.000 (Italy)
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Italy
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41°40′N 16°0′E / 41.667°N 16.000°E / 41.667; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
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Mediterranean Sea
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Gulf of Manfredonia
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41°26′N 16°0′E / 41.433°N 16.000°E / 41.433; 16.000 (Italy)
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Italy
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39°25′N 16°0′E / 39.417°N 16.000°E / 39.417; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
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Mediterranean Sea
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Tyrrhenian Sea
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38°44′N 16°0′E / 38.733°N 16.000°E / 38.733; 16.000 (Italy)
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Italy
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37°55′N 16°0′E / 37.917°N 16.000°E / 37.917; 16.000 (Mediterranean Sea)
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Mediterranean Sea
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31°17′N 16°0′E / 31.283°N 16.000°E / 31.283; 16.000 (Libya)
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Libya
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23°27′N 16°0′E / 23.450°N 16.000°E / 23.450; 16.000 (Chad)
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Chad
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The meridian enters Chad at the "country's northernmost point," on the Tropic of Cancer
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7°30′N 16°0′E / 7.500°N 16.000°E / 7.500; 16.000 (Central African Republic)
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Central African Republic
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3°0′N 16°0′E / 3.000°N 16.000°E / 3.000; 16.000 (Cameroon)
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Cameroon
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1°45′N 16°0′E / 1.750°N 16.000°E / 1.750; 16.000 (Republic of the Congo)
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Republic of the Congo
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3°44′S 16°0′E / 3.733°S 16.000°E / -3.733; 16.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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5°52′S 16°0′E / 5.867°S 16.000°E / -5.867; 16.000 (Angola)
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Angola
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17°23′S 16°0′E / 17.383°S 16.000°E / -17.383; 16.000 (Namibia)
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Namibia
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28°15′S 16°0′E / 28.250°S 16.000°E / -28.250; 16.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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60°0′S 16°0′E / 60.000°S 16.000°E / -60.000; 16.000 (Southern Ocean)
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Southern Ocean
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69°41′S 16°0′E / 69.683°S 16.000°E / -69.683; 16.000 (Antarctica)
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Antarctica
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Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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