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]
The 1st meridian east forms a great circle with the 179th meridian west.
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 |
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90°0′N 1°0′E / 90.000°N 1.000°E | Arctic Ocean | |
81°35′N 1°0′E / 81.583°N 1.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
61°0′N 1°0′E / 61.000°N 1.000°E | North Sea | |
52°58′N 1°0′E / 52.967°N 1.000°E | United Kingdom | England, passing through Stowmarket, Suffolk (at 52°11′N 1°0′E / 52.183°N 1.000°E) |
51°47′N 1°0′E / 51.783°N 1.000°E | North Sea | |
51°21′N 1°0′E / 51.350°N 1.000°E | United Kingdom | England, passing just west of Whitstable, Kent (at 51°21′N 1°1′E / 51.350°N 1.017°E) |
51°1′N 1°0′E / 51.017°N 1.000°E | English Channel | |
49°55′N 1°0′E / 49.917°N 1.000°E | France | |
42°47′N 1°0′E / 42.783°N 1.000°E | Spain | |
41°2′N 1°0′E / 41.033°N 1.000°E | Mediterranean Sea | Passing just west of the island of Ibiza (at 38°54′N 1°13′E / 38.900°N 1.217°E) |
36°28′N 1°0′E / 36.467°N 1.000°E | Algeria | |
21°13′N 1°0′E / 21.217°N 1.000°E | Mali | |
15°0′N 1°0′E / 15.000°N 1.000°E | Niger | |
13°33′N 1°0′E / 13.550°N 1.000°E | Burkina Faso | |
13°22′N 1°0′E / 13.367°N 1.000°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 / 13.050°N 1.000°E | Burkina Faso | |
11°5′N 1°0′E / 11.083°N 1.000°E | Benin | |
10°13′N 1°0′E / 10.217°N 1.000°E | Togo | |
6°18′N 1°0′E / 6.300°N 1.000°E | Ghana | |
5°55′N 1°0′E / 5.917°N 1.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
60°0′S 1°0′E / 60.000°S 1.000°E | Southern Ocean | |
69°51′S 1°0′E / 69.850°S 1.000°E | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |