15th meridian east
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Coordinates: 0°S 15°E / 0°S 15°E
Points on meridian 15° east
The meridian 15° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 15th meridian east passes through:
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Country, territory or sea Notes Arctic Ocean 
NorwayIsland of Spitsbergen, Svalbard Arctic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea NorwayIslands of Langøya, Austvågøy and Hinnøya Vestfjord NorwayIsland of Engeløya and the mainland 
SwedenBaltic Sea 
DenmarkIsland of Bornholm Baltic Sea 
Poland
Germany Poland
Czech Republic Poland Czech Republic
Austria
Slovenia
CroatiaMainland, and the islands of Pag, Sestrunj and Dugi Otok Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea 
ItalyMediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea ItalyIslands of Vulcano and Sicily Mediterranean Sea 
Libya
ChadFor about 1km - the meridian just passes through the country's most north-westerly point 
Niger ChadPassing through Lake Chad 
Cameroon Chad Cameroon
Central African Republic Cameroon
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
NamibiaAtlantic Ocean Southern Ocean Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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