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
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 Passing just east of Lowestoft, England,  United Kingdom
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  France Passing just west of Paris
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Spain Llívia exclave - for about 1km
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  France For about 9km
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Spain Passing just west of Barcelona
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.  Algeria
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 Passing just west of Niamey
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Burkina Faso
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. Atlantic Ocean
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

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