15th meridian east
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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.
The 15th meridian east forms a great circle with the 165th meridian west.
The meridian is the central axis of Central European Time.[1]
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 15th meridian east passes through:
[edit] References
- ^ "Stargard Szczecinski". StayPoland.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. http://www.staypoland.com/about_stargard.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ Jenko, Marjan (2005). "O pomenu meridiana 15° vzhodno od Greenwicha [About the Significance of the 15th Degree to the East of Greenwich Meridian]" (in Slovene). Geodetski vestnik 49 (4): pp. 637-638. http://www.geodetski-vestnik.com/49/4/gv49-4_637-638.pdf. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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