15th meridian east

Line of longitude The meridian 15° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. 15 thumb|right|250px|Monument marking the meridian in Stargard, Poland thumbnail| Monument marking the meridian in Görlitz, most eastern town of Germany thumb|Mark of the 15th meridian in the pavement in Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic The 15th meridian east forms a great circle with the 165th meridian west. The meridian is the central axis of time zones with the UTC+01:00 offset, including Central European Timehttp://www.staypoland.com/about_stargard.htm Stargard Szczecinski StayPoland.com 2009-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100221155226/http://www.staypoland.com/about_stargard.htm 2010-02-21 live and West Africa Time. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 15th meridian east passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 79 42 N 15 0 E type:country Norway ! scope="row" | | Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79 8 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea |- | 68 51 N 15 0 E type:country Norway ! scope="row" | | Islands of Langøya, Austvågøy and Hinnøya |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68 16 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Vestfjord ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 67 59 N 15 0 E type:country Norway ! scope="row" | | Island of Engeløya and the mainland |- | 66 9 N 15 0 E type:country Sweden ! scope="row" | | for about 1111 km |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56 9 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 55 11 N 15 0 E type:country Denmark ! scope="row" | | Island of Bornholm, for about 21 km. There is a small memorial at 55 15 |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55 0 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Baltic Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 54 5 N 15 0 E type:country Poland ! scope="row" | | |- | 51 19.2 N 15 0 E type:country Germany ! scope="row" | | For about 17 km between Rothenburg and Görlitz. |- | 51 9.9 N 15 0 E type:country Poland ! scope="row" | | For 1500 m in Zgorzelec. |- | 51 9.1 N 15 0 E type:country Germany ! scope="row" | | For 300 m in Görlitz. |- | 51 8.9 N 15 0 E type:country Poland ! scope="row" | | |- | 51 0.65 N 15 0 E type:country Czech Republic ! scope="row" | | For about 3 km |- | 50 59 N 15 0 E type:country Poland ! scope="row" | | For about 6 km |-valign="top" | 50 56 N 15 0 E type:country Czech Republic ! scope="row" | | A mark in the pavement is found in Jindřichův Hradec, but the precise place is 100m to the West. |- | 49 0.8 N 15 0 E type:country Austria ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 49 0.25 N 15 0 E type:country Czech Republic ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 49 0.038 N 15 0 E type:country Austria ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 46 37 N 15 0 E type:country Slovenia ! scope="row" | | Almost corresponds to the middle line of the country in the direction west-east. A memorial has been set up in the village of Vrhtrebnje.http://www.geodetski-vestnik.com/49/4/gv49-4_637-638.pdf O pomenu meridiana 15° vzhodno od Greenwicha About the Significance of the 15th Degree to the East of Greenwich Meridian sl Marjan Jenko 2005 Geodetski Vestnik 49 4 637–638 5 January 2010 |- | 45 30 N 15 0 E type:country Croatia ! scope="row" | | Mainland, and the islands of Pag, Sestrunj and Dugi otok |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44 2 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea |- | 42 0 N 15 0 E type:country Italy ! scope="row" | |On the beach of Termoli; a 7-metre monument marks the 42 15 pointhttp://www.moliseinvita.it/2015/09/23/non-dite-lora-esatta-se-non-siete-a-termoli-per-litalia-e-tutta-leuropa-centrale/ Non dite l'ora 'esatta' se non siete a Termoli. Per l'Italia e tutta l'Europa centrale!Moliseinvita 2015-09-23 moliseinvita.it 2017-12-29 it-IT |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 12 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tyrrhenian Sea |- | 38 23 N 15 0 E type:country Italy ! scope="row" | | Island of Vulcano |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 22 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tyrrhenian Sea |- | 38 9 N 15 0 E type:country Italy ! scope="row" | | Island of Sicily, across the Etna volcano |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36 42 N 15 0 E type:waterbody Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 32 25 N 15 0 E type:country Libya ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 23 0 N 15 0 E type:country Chad ! scope="row" | | For about 1 km - the meridian just passes through the country's most north-westerly point |- | 22 59 N 15 0 E type:country Niger ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | 16 22 N 15 0 E type:country Chad ! scope="row" | | Passing through Lake Chad Passing just west of N'Djamena |- | 12 7 N 15 0 E type:country Cameroon ! scope="row" | | |- | 10 0 N 15 0 E type:country Chad ! scope="row" | | |- | 8 41 N 15 0 E type:country Cameroon ! scope="row" | | |- | 6 45 N 15 0 E type:country Central African Republic ! scope="row" | | |- | 4 25 N 15 0 E type:country Cameroon ! scope="row" | | |- | 2 1 N 15 0 E type:country Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" | | |- | 4 35 S 15 0 E type:country Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" | | |- | 5 52 S 15 0 E type:country Angola ! scope="row" | | |- | 17 23 S 15 0 E type:country Namibia ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23 21 S 15 0 E type:waterbody Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 15 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 15 S 15 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |- |} thumb|314x314px|Wooden mark of the 15th meridian east passing through the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge. Made by local group called Ještěďáci. See also 14th meridian east 16th meridian east References collapsed e015th meridian east