3rd meridian east

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Line across the Earth
3rd meridian east

The meridian 3° 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 3rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 177th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 3rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Belgium
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  France
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Spain
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Spain Island of Majorca
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mediterranean Sea Passing just east of the island of Cabrera,  Spain
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Algeria Passing just west of Algiers
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Mali
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Niger
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Benin
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Nigeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Bouvet Island,  Norway
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also