Florence meridian

Peters World Map
  Florence Meridian
Hexadecimal clockface showing Florence time

The Meridian 11°15' East was proposed as prime meridian by Arno Peters in the Peters World Map. The Meridian is the antipode of 168°45' West of Greenwich which runs through the Bering Strait and was proposed as a new date line. On Peters' world map the easternmost part of Asia and Russia is not displayed left of Alaska, as is usually done on Greenwich-centered maps, but on the right side as the rest of Russia and Asia.

The meridian, 11° 15' East of Greenwich traverses the city center of Florence in Italy and therefore is also known as Florence Meridian.

It passes through:

Country City, Country subdivision or other locality
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Italy
Tunisia
Libya
Algeria
Niger
Nigeria
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea The eastern border of the country is defined as the Meridian 12° East. The Meridian 11°15 East runs through:
Gabon The intersection with the equator is at the east edge of the Abanga-Bigne Department of Moyen-Ogooué Province at 0°0′N 11°15′E / 0.000°N 11.250°E / 0.000; 11.250. This is between Mevang in the province and Ayem in nearby Ogooué-Ivindo.
Republic of the Congo Near Tchimba Lake in Conkouati Reserve, Madingo-Kayes District
None (offshore in the Atlantic Ocean)50 km west of the mouth of the Cunene River which marks the Angolan–Namibian border 17°15′S 11°15′E / 17.250°S 11.250°E / -17.250; 11.250

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