1st meridian east

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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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
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
47°47′N 1°0′E / 47.783°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

See also

• 2nd meridian east
• Prime meridian