title: 15th meridian west
text: # 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 / ﻿90.000°N 15.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -15.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°55′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.917°N 15.000°W﻿ / 81.917; -15.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Flade Isblink 80°44′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.733°N 15.000°W﻿ / 80.733; -15.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 66°21′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿66.350°N 15.000°W﻿ / 66.350; -15.000﻿ (Iceland)  Iceland 64°14′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.233°N 15.000°W﻿ / 64.233; -15.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 24°35′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿24.583°N 15.000°W﻿ / 24.583; -15.000﻿ (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco 21°20′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.333°N 15.000°W﻿ / 21.333; -15.000﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania 16°41′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿16.683°N 15.000°W﻿ / 16.683; -15.000﻿ (Senegal)  Senegal 13°48′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.800°N 15.000°W﻿ / 13.800; -15.000﻿ (Gambia)  Gambia 13°29′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.483°N 15.000°W﻿ / 13.483; -15.000﻿ (Senegal)  Senegal 12°41′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.683°N 15.000°W﻿ / 12.683; -15.000﻿ (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau 10°57′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.950°N 15.000°W﻿ / 10.950; -15.000﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea Katchek Island 10°46′N 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.767°N 15.000°W﻿ / 10.767; -15.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 15.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -15.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°4′S 15°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.067°S 15.000°W﻿ / -72.067; -15.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  