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2nd meridian west

Line of longitude

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 ellipse 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:

:{| 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 |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | Scotland |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at ) and western Birmingham (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | English Channel Passing just east of the island of (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of San Sebastián (at )
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Queen Maud Land — claimed by
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Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

The British national grid reference system uses the point as its true origin.

References

(4 September 2007). "The true origin". Ordnance Survey.

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