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
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 2nd meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland, 
United Kingdom (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United KingdomScotland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United KingdomEngland — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and western Birmingham (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. English Channel Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, 
France (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of the island of
Jersey (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. FranceLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
SpainLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
AlgeriaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
MoroccoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. AlgeriaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
MaliLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
Burkina FasoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
GhanaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by 
Norway
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
The British national grid reference system uses the point Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. as its true origin.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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