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.

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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -2°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.75°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland, (at 60.13333°N, -2.05°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.55°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.55°N, -2°W
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 * 57.68333°N, -2°W
 * 57.68333°N, -2°W
 * Scotland
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.3°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland, (at 25.13333°N, -2.08333°W)
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 * 55.76667°N, -2°W
 * England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at 55.76667°N, -2°W) and western Birmingham (at 52.66667°N, -2°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.6°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, 🇫🇷 (at 49.7°N, -1.95°W) Passing just east of the island of 🇯🇪 (at 49.2°N, -2.01667°W)
 * 48.66667°N, -2°W
 * 48.66667°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.73333°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.73333°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46.73333°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bay of Biscay
 * 43.31667°N, -2°W
 * 43.31667°N, -2°W
 * Passing just west of San Sebastián (at 43.31667°N, -1.98333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.85°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.85°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Alboran Sea
 * 35.08333°N, -2°W
 * 35.08333°N, -2°W
 * 34.93333°N, -2°W
 * 34.93333°N, -2°W
 * 34.93333°N, -2°W
 * 32.15°N, -2°W
 * 32.15°N, -2°W
 * 32.15°N, -2°W
 * 23.2°N, -2°W
 * 23.2°N, -2°W
 * 23.2°N, -2°W
 * 14.58333°N, -2°W
 * 14.58333°N, -2°W
 * 14.58333°N, -2°W
 * 10.98333°N, -2°W
 * 10.98333°N, -2°W
 * 10.98333°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4.75°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4.75°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4.75°N, -2°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -2°W
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 * -69.88333°N, -2°W
 * -69.88333°N, -2°W
 * Queen Maud Land — claimed by 🇳🇴
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Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
The British national grid reference system uses the point 49°N, -2°W as its true origin.