2nd meridian west

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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.

Geography

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

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
59°33′N 2°0′W	North Sea
57°41′N 2°0′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - passing just east of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
57°18′N 2°0′W	North Sea	Passing just east of Aberdeen
55°46′N 2°0′W	United Kingdom	England - passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed and western Birmingham
50°36′N 2°0′W	English Channel	Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, France Passing just east of the island of Jersey
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
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.

See also

• 1st meridian west
• 3rd meridian west