# 15th meridian east

The meridian 15° 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.
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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 Time 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:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 15.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°42′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿79.700°N 15.000°E﻿ / 79.700; 15.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard 79°8′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿79.133°N 15.000°E﻿ / 79.133; 15.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea 68°51′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.850°N 15.000°E﻿ / 68.850; 15.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Islands of Langøya, Austvågøy and Hinnøya 68°16′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.267°N 15.000°E﻿ / 68.267; 15.000﻿ (Vestfjord) Vestfjorden 67°59′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.983°N 15.000°E﻿ / 67.983; 15.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Island of Engeløya and the mainland 66°9′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.150°N 15.000°E﻿ / 66.150; 15.000﻿ (Sweden)  Sweden for about 1111 km 56°9′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.150°N 15.000°E﻿ / 56.150; 15.000﻿ (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°11′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.183°N 15.000°E﻿ / 55.183; 15.000﻿ (Denmark)  Denmark Island of Bornholm, for about 21 km. There is a small memorial at 55°N 15°E﻿ / ﻿55°N 15°E﻿ / 55; 15 55°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 55.000; 15.000﻿ (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°5′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.083°N 15.000°E﻿ / 54.083; 15.000﻿ (Poland)  Poland 51°19.2′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.3200°N 15.000°E﻿ / 51.3200; 15.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany For about 17 km between Rothenburg and Görlitz. 51°9.9′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.1650°N 15.000°E﻿ / 51.1650; 15.000﻿ (Poland)  Poland For 1500 m in Zgorzelec. 51°9.1′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.1517°N 15.000°E﻿ / 51.1517; 15.000﻿ (Germany)  Germany For 300 m in Görlitz. 51°8.9′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.1483°N 15.000°E﻿ / 51.1483; 15.000﻿ (Poland)  Poland 51°0.65′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.01083°N 15.000°E﻿ / 51.01083; 15.000﻿ (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic For about 3 km 50°59′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.983°N 15.000°E﻿ / 50.983; 15.000﻿ (Poland)  Poland For about 6 km 50°56′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.933°N 15.000°E﻿ / 50.933; 15.000﻿ (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic 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 / ﻿49.0133°N 15.000°E﻿ / 49.0133; 15.000﻿ (Austria)  Austria 49°0.25′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.00417°N 15.000°E﻿ / 49.00417; 15.000﻿ (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic 49°0.038′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.000633°N 15.000°E﻿ / 49.000633; 15.000﻿ (Austria)  Austria 46°37′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.617°N 15.000°E﻿ / 46.617; 15.000﻿ (Slovenia)  Slovenia 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. 45°30′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.500°N 15.000°E﻿ / 45.500; 15.000﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia Mainland, and the islands of Pag, Sestrunj and Dugi otok 44°2′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.033°N 15.000°E﻿ / 44.033; 15.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 42°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 42.000; 15.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy On the beach of Termoli; a 7-metre monument marks the 42°N 15°E﻿ / ﻿42°N 15°E﻿ / 42; 15 point 40°12′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.200°N 15.000°E﻿ / 40.200; 15.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea 38°23′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.383°N 15.000°E﻿ / 38.383; 15.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy Island of Vulcano 38°22′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.367°N 15.000°E﻿ / 38.367; 15.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea 38°9′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.150°N 15.000°E﻿ / 38.150; 15.000﻿ (Italy)  Italy Island of Sicily, across the Etna volcano 36°42′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.700°N 15.000°E﻿ / 36.700; 15.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 32°25′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.417°N 15.000°E﻿ / 32.417; 15.000﻿ (Libya)  Libya 23°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 23.000; 15.000﻿ (Chad)  Chad For about 1 km - the meridian just passes through the country's most north-westerly point 22°59′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.983°N 15.000°E﻿ / 22.983; 15.000﻿ (Niger)  Niger 16°22′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.367°N 15.000°E﻿ / 16.367; 15.000﻿ (Chad)  Chad Passing through Lake Chad Passing just west of N'Djamena 12°7′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.117°N 15.000°E﻿ / 12.117; 15.000﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 10°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 10.000; 15.000﻿ (Chad)  Chad 8°41′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.683°N 15.000°E﻿ / 8.683; 15.000﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 6°45′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.750°N 15.000°E﻿ / 6.750; 15.000﻿ (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic 4°25′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.417°N 15.000°E﻿ / 4.417; 15.000﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 2°1′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.017°N 15.000°E﻿ / 2.017; 15.000﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo 4°35′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.583°S 15.000°E﻿ / -4.583; 15.000﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5°52′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.867°S 15.000°E﻿ / -5.867; 15.000﻿ (Angola)  Angola 17°23′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.383°S 15.000°E﻿ / -17.383; 15.000﻿ (Namibia)  Namibia 23°21′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.350°S 15.000°E﻿ / -23.350; 15.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 15.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 15.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°15′S 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.250°S 15.000°E﻿ / -69.250; 15.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway