4°

4th meridian east

The meridian 4° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 4th meridian east forms a great circle with the 176th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 4th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 4°0′E / 90.000°N 4.000°E / 90.000; 4.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°25′N 4°0′E / 81.417°N 4.000°E / 81.417; 4.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N 4°0′E / 61.000°N 4.000°E / 61.000; 4.000 (North Sea)	North Sea
51°50′N 4°0′E / 51.833°N 4.000°E / 51.833; 4.000 (Netherlands)	Netherlands	Islands of Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland Peninsulas of Tholen and Zuid-Beveland Zeelandic Flanders
51°14′N 4°0′E / 51.233°N 4.000°E / 51.233; 4.000 (Belgium)	Belgium
50°21′N 4°0′E / 50.350°N 4.000°E / 50.350; 4.000 (France)	France	Passing just west of Reims (at 49°16′N 4°2′E / 49.267°N 4.033°E / 49.267; 4.033 (Reims))
43°33′N 4°0′E / 43.550°N 4.000°E / 43.550; 4.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
40°4′N 4°0′E / 40.067°N 4.000°E / 40.067; 4.000 (Spain)	Spain	Island of Menorca
39°55′N 4°0′E / 39.917°N 4.000°E / 39.917; 4.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
36°54′N 4°0′E / 36.900°N 4.000°E / 36.900; 4.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
19°5′N 4°0′E / 19.083°N 4.000°E / 19.083; 4.000 (Mali)	Mali
16°6′N 4°0′E / 16.100°N 4.000°E / 16.100; 4.000 (Niger)	Niger	For about 8 km
16°1′N 4°0′E / 16.017°N 4.000°E / 16.017; 4.000 (Mali)	Mali	For about 5 km
15°59′N 4°0′E / 15.983°N 4.000°E / 15.983; 4.000 (Niger)	Niger
12°51′N 4°0′E / 12.850°N 4.000°E / 12.850; 4.000 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
6°25′N 4°0′E / 6.417°N 4.000°E / 6.417; 4.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 4°0′E / 60.000°S 4.000°E / -60.000; 4.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°3′S 4°0′E / 70.050°S 4.000°E / -70.050; 4.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway