Warsaw meridian

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Coordinates: 52°14′37.9″N 21°00′32.76″E / 52.243861°N 21.0091000°E / 52.243861; 21.0091000

Warsaw meridian
Description plate of the Warsaw meridian

The Warsaw meridian (Polish: południk warszawski) is a meridian line running through Warsaw. The local mean time at the meridian was known as Warsaw Mean Time. It corresponds to an offset from UTC of +01:24.

In 1880, a small column marking the meridian was erected at the Theatre Square in Warsaw. It is marked as located at 52°14’40”N 21°00’42”E (in accordance with the coordinate system used at that time).

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