2nd meridian west

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.

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2nd meridian west

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

From Pole to Pole

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 Arctic Ocean
81°45′N 2°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at 60°8′N 2°3′W)
59°33′N 2°0′W North Sea
57°41′N 2°0′W  United Kingdom Scotland
57°18′N 2°0′W North Sea Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland,  United Kingdom (at 25°8′N 2°5′W)
55°46′N 2°0′W  United Kingdom England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at 55°46′N 2°0′W) and western Birmingham (at 52°40′N 2°0′W)
50°36′N 2°0′W English Channel Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula,  France (at 49°42′N 1°57′W)
Passing just east of the island of  Jersey (at 49°12′N 2°1′W)
48°40′N 2°0′W  France
46°44′N 2°0′W Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay
43°19′N 2°0′W  Spain Passing just west of San Sebastián (at 43°19′N 1°59′W)
36°51′N 2°0′W Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea
35°5′N 2°0′W  Algeria
34°56′N 2°0′W  Morocco
32°9′N 2°0′W  Algeria
23°12′N 2°0′W  Mali
14°35′N 2°0′W  Burkina Faso
10°59′N 2°0′W  Ghana
4°45′N 2°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 2°0′W Southern Ocean
69°53′S 2°0′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by  Norway

Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

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

See also

References
  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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