10th meridian east

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The meridian 10ยฐ 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. 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: ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagerrak ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica

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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