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.
15th meridian east
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The 15th meridian east forms a great circle with the 165th meridian west.
The meridian is the central axis of Central European Time.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 15th meridian east passes through:
References
- ^ "Stargard Szczecinski". StayPoland.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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- ^ Jenko, Marjan (2005). "O pomenu meridiana 15° vzhodno od Greenwicha" (PDF). Geodetski vestnik (in Slovenian). Vol. 49, no. 4. pp. 637–638. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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