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.

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-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 15°0′W / 90.000°N 15.000°W	Arctic Ocean
81°55′N 15°0′W / 81.917°N 15.000°W	Greenland
80°44′N 15°0′W / 80.733°N 15.000°W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
66°21′N 15°0′W / 66.350°N 15.000°W	Iceland
64°14′N 15°0′W / 64.233°N 15.000°W	Atlantic Ocean
24°35′N 15°0′W / 24.583°N 15.000°W	Western Sahara	Claimed by  Morocco
21°20′N 15°0′W / 21.333°N 15.000°W	Mauritania
16°41′N 15°0′W / 16.683°N 15.000°W	Senegal
13°48′N 15°0′W / 13.800°N 15.000°W	Gambia
13°29′N 15°0′W / 13.483°N 15.000°W	Senegal
12°41′N 15°0′W / 12.683°N 15.000°W	Guinea-Bissau
10°57′N 15°0′W / 10.950°N 15.000°W	Guinea	Katchek Island
10°46′N 15°0′W / 10.767°N 15.000°W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 15°0′W / 60.000°S 15.000°W	Southern Ocean
72°4′S 15°0′W / 72.067°S 15.000°W	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

• 14th meridian west
• 16th meridian west

14th meridian west

The meridian 14° 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.

The 14th meridian west forms a great circle with the 166th meridian east.

15th meridian

15th meridian may refer to:

15th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

15th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

165th meridian east

The meridian 165° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 165th meridian east forms a great circle with the 15th meridian west.

16th meridian west

The meridian 16° 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.

The 16th meridian west forms a great circle with the 164th meridian east.