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15th meridian east

Line of longitude

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:

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Islands of Langøya, Austvågøy and Hinnøya
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Island of Engeløya and the mainland

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for about 1111 km
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Island of Bornholm, for about 21 km. There is a small memorial at
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For about 17 km between Rothenburg and Görlitz.

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For 1500 m in Zgorzelec.

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For 300 m in Görlitz.

For about 3 km

A mark in the pavement is found in Jindřichův Hradec, but the precise place is 100m to the West.

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.

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Mainland, and the islands of Pag, Sestrunj and Dugi otok
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On the beach of Termoli; a 7-metre monument marks the point
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Island of Vulcano
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Island of Sicily, across the Etna volcano
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For about 1 km - the meridian just passes through the country's most north-westerly point

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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Wooden mark of the 15th meridian east passing through the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge. Made by local group called Ještěďáci.

References

"What is longitude?".
"Stargard Szczecinski". StayPoland.com.
Jenko, Marjan. (2005). "O pomenu meridiana 15° vzhodno od Greenwicha". Geodetski Vestnik.
(2015-09-23). "{{!}} Non dite l'ora 'esatta' se non siete a Termoli. Per l'Italia e tutta l'Europa centrale!Moliseinvita". moliseinvita.it.

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