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