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.[1]
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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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 1°0′E Arctic Ocean 81°35′N 1°0′E Atlantic Ocean 61°0′N 1°0′E North Sea 52°58′N 1°0′E United Kingdom England, passing through Stowmarket, Suffolk (at 52°11′N 1°0′E) 51°47′N 1°0′E North Sea 51°21′N 1°0′E United Kingdom England, passing just west of Whitstable, Kent (at 51°21′N 1°1′E) 51°1′N 1°0′E English Channel 49°55′N 1°0′E France 42°47′N 1°0′E Spain 41°2′N 1°0′E Mediterranean Sea Passing just west of the island of Ibiza (at 38°54′N 1°13′E) 36°28′N 1°0′E Algeria 21°13′N 1°0′E Mali 15°0′N 1°0′E Niger 13°33′N 1°0′E Burkina Faso 13°22′N 1°0′E Niger A section of the border with Burkina Faso runs parallel to the meridian, about 1km to the west 13°3′N 1°0′E Burkina Faso 11°5′N 1°0′E Benin 10°13′N 1°0′E Togo 6°18′N 1°0′E Ghana 5°55′N 1°0′E Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 1°0′E Southern Ocean 69°51′S 1°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
References
- "GPS coordinates of 1st meridian east. Latitude: 90.0000 Longitude: 1.0000". Latitude. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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