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10th meridian east
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" | ๐ณ๐ด ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagerrak ! scope="row" | ๐ฉ๐ฐ ! scope="row" | ๐ฉ๐ช ! scope="row" | ๐ฆ๐น ! scope="row" | ๐จ๐ญ ! scope="row" | ๐ฎ๐น ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" | ๐น๐ณ ! scope="row" | ๐ฑ๐พ ! scope="row" | ๐ฉ๐ฟ ! scope="row" | ๐ณ๐ช ! scope="row" | ๐ณ๐ฌ ! scope="row" | ๐จ๐ฒ ! scope="row" | ๐ฌ๐ถ ! scope="row" | ๐ฌ๐ฆ ! 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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