3rd meridian east

The meridian 3° 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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3rd meridian east

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
90°0′N 3°0′E	Arctic Ocean
81°29′N 3°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N 3°0′E	North Sea
51°16′N 3°0′E	Belgium
50°46′N 3°0′E	France	Passing just west of Lille (at 50°38′N 3°3′E) and through Narbonne (at 43°11′N 3°0′E)
42°29′N 3°0′E	Spain
41°46′N 3°0′E	Mediterranean Sea
39°55′N 3°0′E	Spain	Island of Majorca
39°18′N 3°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just east of the island of Cabrera,  Spain
36°49′N 3°0′E	Algeria	Passing just west of Algiers
19°56′N 3°0′E	Mali
15°21′N 3°0′E	Niger
12°16′N 3°0′E	Benin
9°4′N 3°0′E	Nigeria
6°24′N 3°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of Bouvet Island,  Norway
60°0′S 3°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°57′S 3°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

Next westward: 2nd meridian east

3rd meridian east forms a great circle with 177th meridian west

Next eastward: 4th meridian east