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.

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2nd meridian west

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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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 2°0′W / 90.000°N 2.000°W / 90.000; -2.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°45′N 2°0′W / 81.750°N 2.000°W / 81.750; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 60°8′N 2°3′W / 60.133°N 2.050°W / 60.133; -2.050 (Foula))
59°33′N 2°0′W / 59.550°N 2.000°W / 59.550; -2.000 (North Sea)	North Sea
57°41′N 2°0′W / 57.683°N 2.000°W / 57.683; -2.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland
57°18′N 2°0′W / 57.300°N 2.000°W / 57.300; -2.000 (North Sea)	North Sea	Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 25°8′N 2°5′W / 25.133°N 2.083°W / 25.133; -2.083 (Aberdeen))
55°46′N 2°0′W / 55.767°N 2.000°W / 55.767; -2.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at 55°46′N 2°0′W / 55.767°N 2.000°W / 55.767; -2.000 (Berwick-upon-Tweed)) and western Birmingham (at 52°40′N 2°0′W / 52.667°N 2.000°W / 52.667; -2.000 (Birmingham))
50°36′N 2°0′W / 50.600°N 2.000°W / 50.600; -2.000 (English Channel)	English Channel	Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, France (at 49°42′N 1°57′W / 49.700°N 1.950°W / 49.700; -1.950 (Cotentin Peninsula)) Passing just east of the island of Jersey (at 49°12′N 2°1′W / 49.200°N 2.017°W / 49.200; -2.017 (Jersey))
48°40′N 2°0′W / 48.667°N 2.000°W / 48.667; -2.000 (France)	France
46°44′N 2°0′W / 46.733°N 2.000°W / 46.733; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Bay of Biscay
43°19′N 2°0′W / 43.317°N 2.000°W / 43.317; -2.000 (Spain)	Spain	Passing just west of San Sebastián (at 43°19′N 1°59′W / 43.317°N 1.983°W / 43.317; -1.983 (San Sebastián))
36°51′N 2°0′W / 36.850°N 2.000°W / 36.850; -2.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Alboran Sea
35°5′N 2°0′W / 35.083°N 2.000°W / 35.083; -2.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
34°56′N 2°0′W / 34.933°N 2.000°W / 34.933; -2.000 (Morocco)	Morocco
32°9′N 2°0′W / 32.150°N 2.000°W / 32.150; -2.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
23°12′N 2°0′W / 23.200°N 2.000°W / 23.200; -2.000 (Mali)	Mali
14°35′N 2°0′W / 14.583°N 2.000°W / 14.583; -2.000 (Burkina Faso)	Burkina Faso
10°59′N 2°0′W / 10.983°N 2.000°W / 10.983; -2.000 (Ghana)	Ghana
4°45′N 2°0′W / 4.750°N 2.000°W / 4.750; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 2°0′W / 60.000°S 2.000°W / -60.000; -2.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°53′S 2°0′W / 69.883°S 2.000°W / -69.883; -2.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway