2nd meridian west
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Location map-line Script error: No such module "Side box". 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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Arctic Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". North Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Scotland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". North Sea Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) and western Birmingham (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". English Channel Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
Passing just east of the island of Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Passing just west of San Sebastián (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Atlantic Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Southern Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by Script error: No such module "flag".
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
The British national grid reference system uses the point Script error: No such module "Coordinates". as its true origin.[1]
See also
References
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