title: 15th meridian east
text: # 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.
  
  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
  