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2nd meridian west

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The meridian 2° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , the Atlantic Ocean , Europe , Africa , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .

The 2nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 178th meridian east .

From Pole to Pole [ edit ]

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole , the 2nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 2°0′W  /  90.000°N 2.000°W  / 90.000; -2.000  ( Arctic Ocean ) Arctic Ocean
81°45′N 2°0′W  /  81.750°N 2.000°W  / 81.750; -2.000  ( Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Foula , Scotland ,   United Kingdom (at 60°8′N 2°3′W  /  60.133°N 2.050°W  / 60.133; -2.050  ( Foula ) )
59°33′N 2°0′W  /  59.550°N 2.000°W  / 59.550; -2.000  ( North Sea ) North Sea
57°41′N 2°0′W  /  57.683°N 2.000°W  / 57.683; -2.000  ( United Kingdom )   United Kingdom Scotland
57°18′N 2°0′W  /  57.300°N 2.000°W  / 57.300; -2.000  ( North Sea ) North Sea Passing just east of Aberdeen , Scotland ,   United Kingdom (at 25°8′N 2°5′W  /  25.133°N 2.083°W  / 25.133; -2.083  ( Aberdeen ) )
55°46′N 2°0′W  /  55.767°N 2.000°W  / 55.767; -2.000  ( United Kingdom )   United Kingdom England ? passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at 55°46′N 2°0′W  /  55.767°N 2.000°W  / 55.767; -2.000  ( Berwick-upon-Tweed ) ) and western Birmingham (at 52°40′N 2°0′W  /  52.667°N 2.000°W  / 52.667; -2.000  ( Birmingham ) )
50°36′N 2°0′W  /  50.600°N 2.000°W  / 50.600; -2.000  ( English Channel ) English Channel Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula ,   France (at 49°42′N 1°57′W  /  49.700°N 1.950°W  / 49.700; -1.950  ( Cotentin Peninsula ) )
Passing just east of the island of   Jersey (at 49°12′N 2°1′W  /  49.200°N 2.017°W  / 49.200; -2.017  ( Jersey ) )
48°40′N 2°0′W  /  48.667°N 2.000°W  / 48.667; -2.000  ( France )   France
46°44′N 2°0′W  /  46.733°N 2.000°W  / 46.733; -2.000  ( Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay
43°19′N 2°0′W  /  43.317°N 2.000°W  / 43.317; -2.000  ( Spain )   Spain Passing just west of San Sebastian (at 43°19′N 1°59′W  /  43.317°N 1.983°W  / 43.317; -1.983  ( San Sebastian ) )
36°51′N 2°0′W  /  36.850°N 2.000°W  / 36.850; -2.000  ( Mediterranean Sea ) Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea
35°5′N 2°0′W  /  35.083°N 2.000°W  / 35.083; -2.000  ( Algeria )   Algeria
34°56′N 2°0′W  /  34.933°N 2.000°W  / 34.933; -2.000  ( Morocco )   Morocco
32°9′N 2°0′W  /  32.150°N 2.000°W  / 32.150; -2.000  ( Algeria )   Algeria
23°12′N 2°0′W  /  23.200°N 2.000°W  / 23.200; -2.000  ( Mali )   Mali
14°35′N 2°0′W  /  14.583°N 2.000°W  / 14.583; -2.000  ( Burkina Faso )   Burkina Faso
10°59′N 2°0′W  /  10.983°N 2.000°W  / 10.983; -2.000  ( Ghana )   Ghana
4°45′N 2°0′W  /  4.750°N 2.000°W  / 4.750; -2.000  ( Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 2°0′W  /  60.000°S 2.000°W  / -60.000; -2.000  ( Southern Ocean ) Southern Ocean
69°53′S 2°0′W  /  69.883°S 2.000°W  / -69.883; -2.000  ( Antarctica ) Antarctica Queen Maud Land ? claimed by   Norway

Ordnance Survey of Great Britain [ edit ]

The British national grid reference system uses the point 49°N 2°W  /  49°N 2°W  / 49; -2 as its true origin. [1]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "The true origin" . Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 4 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008 . Retrieved 23 March 2010 .
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