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10th meridian east

10th meridian east

Line of longitude


The meridian 10° 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.

Line across the Earth
10°
10th meridian east

The 10th meridian east forms a great circle with the 170th meridian west.

From pole to pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 10th meridian east passes through:

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Usage

In some world maps, the 10th Meridian East is used the centre (instead of Greenwich), to avoid cutting off the tip of Asia.


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