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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.91667°N, -15°W
 * 81.91667°N, -15°W
 * Flade Isblink
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.73333°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.73333°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
 * 66.35°N, -15°W
 * 66.35°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.23333°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.23333°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.23333°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 24.58333°N, -15°W
 * 24.58333°N, -15°W
 * Claimed by 🇲🇦
 * 21.33333°N, -15°W
 * 21.33333°N, -15°W
 * 16.68333°N, -15°W
 * 16.68333°N, -15°W
 * 16.68333°N, -15°W
 * 13.8°N, -15°W
 * 13.8°N, -15°W
 * 13.8°N, -15°W
 * 13.48333°N, -15°W
 * 13.48333°N, -15°W
 * 13.48333°N, -15°W
 * 12.68333°N, -15°W
 * 12.68333°N, -15°W
 * 12.68333°N, -15°W
 * 10.95°N, -15°W
 * 10.95°N, -15°W
 * 10.95°N, -15°W
 * Katchek Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.76667°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.76667°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -72.06667°N, -15°W
 * -72.06667°N, -15°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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