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2nd meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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

From Pole to Pole

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

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea |- | ! scope="row" | France

Passing just west of Paris

| ! scope="row" | Spain

Llívia exclave - for about 1km

| ! scope="row" | France

For about 9km

| ! scope="row" | Spain

Passing just west of Barcelona
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"
-

| ! scope="row" | Algeria | |- | ! scope="row" | Mali | |- | ! scope="row" | Niger

Passing just west of Niamey

| ! scope="row" | Burkina Faso | |- | ! scope="row" | Benin | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
}

References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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