2nd meridian east

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Line across the Earth
2nd meridian east

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 circle 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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 2°0′E / 90.000°N 2.000°E / 90.000; 2.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°32′N 2°0′E / 81.533°N 2.000°E / 81.533; 2.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N 2°0′E / 61.000°N 2.000°E / 61.000; 2.000 (North Sea) North Sea Passing just east of Lowestoft, England
51°0′N 2°0′E / 51.000°N 2.000°E / 51.000; 2.000 (France) France Passing just west of Paris
42°27′N 2°0′E / 42.450°N 2.000°E / 42.450; 2.000 (Spain) Spain
exclave
- for about 1km
42°26′N 2°0′E / 42.433°N 2.000°E / 42.433; 2.000 (France) France For about 9km
42°22′N 2°0′E / 42.367°N 2.000°E / 42.367; 2.000 (Spain) Spain Passing just west of Barcelona
41°16′N 2°0′E / 41.267°N 2.000°E / 41.267; 2.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
36°34′N 2°0′E / 36.567°N 2.000°E / 36.567; 2.000 (Algeria) Algeria
20°15′N 2°0′E / 20.250°N 2.000°E / 20.250; 2.000 (Mali) Mali
15°19′N 2°0′E / 15.317°N 2.000°E / 15.317; 2.000 (Niger) Niger Passing just west of Niamey
12°44′N 2°0′E / 12.733°N 2.000°E / 12.733; 2.000 (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso
11°25′N 2°0′E / 11.417°N 2.000°E / 11.417; 2.000 (Benin) Benin
6°17′N 2°0′E / 6.283°N 2.000°E / 6.283; 2.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 2°0′E / 60.000°S 2.000°E / -60.000; 2.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°57′S 2°0′E / 69.950°S 2.000°E / -69.950; 2.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed
by Norway

References


Next westward:
1st meridian east
2nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
178th meridian west
Next eastward:
3rd meridian east