1st meridian east

The meridian 1° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 1st meridian east forms a great circle with the 179th meridian west.

From pole to pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 1st meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.58333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.58333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 52.96667°N, 1°W
 * 52.96667°N, 1°W
 * England, passing through Stowmarket, Suffolk (at 52.18333°N, 1°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.78333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.78333°N, 1°W
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 * 51.35°N, 1°W
 * 51.35°N, 1°W
 * England, passing just west of Whitstable, Kent (at 51.35°N, 1.01667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.01667°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.01667°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 49.91667°N, 1°W
 * 49.91667°N, 1°W
 * 42.78333°N, 1°W
 * 42.78333°N, 1°W
 * 42.78333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.03333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.03333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.03333°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Ibiza (at 38.9°N, 1.21667°W)
 * 36.46667°N, 1°W
 * 36.46667°N, 1°W
 * 21.21667°N, 1°W
 * 21.21667°N, 1°W
 * 21.21667°N, 1°W
 * 15°N, 1°W
 * 15°N, 1°W
 * 15°N, 1°W
 * 13.55°N, 1°W
 * 13.55°N, 1°W
 * 13.55°N, 1°W
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 * 13.36667°N, 1°W
 * 13.36667°N, 1°W
 * A section of the border with Burkina Faso runs parallel to the meridian, about 1km to the west
 * 13.05°N, 1°W
 * 13.05°N, 1°W
 * 11.08333°N, 1°W
 * 11.08333°N, 1°W
 * 11.08333°N, 1°W
 * 10.21667°N, 1°W
 * 10.21667°N, 1°W
 * 10.21667°N, 1°W
 * 6.3°N, 1°W
 * 6.3°N, 1°W
 * 6.3°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.91667°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.91667°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.91667°N, 1°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 1°W
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 * -69.85°N, 1°W
 * -69.85°N, 1°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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