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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1st meridian east

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
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See also

References
  1. "GPS coordinates of 1st meridian east. Latitude: 90.0000 Longitude: 1.0000". Latitude. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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