15th meridian west

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15th meridian west

The meridian 15° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 15th meridian west forms a great circle with the 165th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 15th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 15°0′W	Arctic Ocean
81°55′N 15°0′W	Greenland
80°44′N 15°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
66°21′N 15°0′W	Iceland
64°14′N 15°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
24°35′N 15°0′W	Western Sahara	Claimed by Morocco
21°20′N 15°0′W	Mauritania
16°41′N 15°0′W	Senegal
13°48′N 15°0′W	Gambia
13°29′N 15°0′W	Senegal
12°41′N 15°0′W	Guinea-Bissau
10°57′N 15°0′W	Guinea	Katchek Island
10°46′N 15°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 15°0′W	Southern Ocean
72°4′S 15°0′W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 14th meridian west
• 16th meridian west