115th meridian east
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115th meridian east
The meridian 115° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 115th meridian east forms a great circle with the 65th meridian west.
Between Australia and the 60th parallel south it forms the western boundary of the South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
From Pole to Pole
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 115th meridian east passes through:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.