3rd meridian east

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3rd meridian east

The meridian 3° east 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 3rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 177th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 3rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 3°0′E	Arctic Ocean
81°29′N 3°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N 3°0′E	North Sea
51°16′N 3°0′E	Belgium
50°46′N 3°0′E	France	Passing just west of Lille (at 50°38′N 3°3′E) and through Narbonne (at 43°11′N 3°0′E)
42°29′N 3°0′E	Spain
41°46′N 3°0′E	Mediterranean Sea
39°55′N 3°0′E	Spain	Island of Majorca
39°18′N 3°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just east of the island of Cabrera, Spain
36°49′N 3°0′E	Algeria	Passing just west of Algiers
19°56′N 3°0′E	Mali
15°21′N 3°0′E	Niger
12°16′N 3°0′E	Benin
9°4′N 3°0′E	Nigeria
6°24′N 3°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of Bouvet Island, Norway
60°0′S 3°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°57′S 3°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

Next westward: 2nd meridian east

3rd meridian east forms a great circle with 177th meridian west

Next eastward: 4th meridian east