2nd meridian east

The meridian 2° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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 east

The 2nd meridian east forms a great ellipse 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	Arctic Ocean
81°32′N 2°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N 2°0′E	North Sea	Passing just east of Lowestoft, England
51°0′N 2°0′E	France	Passing just west of Paris
42°27′N 2°0′E	Spain	Llívia exclave - for about 1km
42°26′N 2°0′E	France	For about 9km
42°22′N 2°0′E	Spain	Passing just west of Barcelona
41°16′N 2°0′E	Mediterranean Sea
36°34′N 2°0′E	Algeria
20°15′N 2°0′E	Mali
15°19′N 2°0′E	Niger	Passing just west of Niamey
12°44′N 2°0′E	Burkina Faso
11°25′N 2°0′E	Benin
6°17′N 2°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 2°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°57′S 2°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway