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.

Line across the Earth
15°
15th meridian west

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:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 15°0′W / 90.000°N 15.000°W / 90.000; -15.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
81°55′N 15°0′W / 81.917°N 15.000°W / 81.917; -15.000 (Greenland)  GreenlandFlade Isblink
80°44′N 15°0′W / 80.733°N 15.000°W / 80.733; -15.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
66°21′N 15°0′W / 66.350°N 15.000°W / 66.350; -15.000 (Iceland)  Iceland
64°14′N 15°0′W / 64.233°N 15.000°W / 64.233; -15.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
24°35′N 15°0′W / 24.583°N 15.000°W / 24.583; -15.000 (Western Sahara)Western SaharaClaimed by  Morocco
21°20′N 15°0′W / 21.333°N 15.000°W / 21.333; -15.000 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
16°41′N 15°0′W / 16.683°N 15.000°W / 16.683; -15.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
13°48′N 15°0′W / 13.800°N 15.000°W / 13.800; -15.000 (Gambia)  Gambia
13°29′N 15°0′W / 13.483°N 15.000°W / 13.483; -15.000 (Senegal)  Senegal
12°41′N 15°0′W / 12.683°N 15.000°W / 12.683; -15.000 (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau
10°57′N 15°0′W / 10.950°N 15.000°W / 10.950; -15.000 (Guinea)  GuineaKatchek Island
10°46′N 15°0′W / 10.767°N 15.000°W / 10.767; -15.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 15°0′W / 60.000°S 15.000°W / -60.000; -15.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
72°4′S 15°0′W / 72.067°S 15.000°W / -72.067; -15.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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