From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 2nd meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 2°0′W / 90.000°N 2.000°W / 90.000; -2.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°45′N 2°0′W / 81.750°N 2.000°W / 81.750; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Foula, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 60°8′N 2°3′W / 60.133°N 2.050°W / 60.133; -2.050 (Foula)) 59°33′N 2°0′W / 59.550°N 2.000°W / 59.550; -2.000 (North Sea) North Sea 57°41′N 2°0′W / 57.683°N 2.000°W / 57.683; -2.000 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland 57°18′N 2°0′W / 57.300°N 2.000°W / 57.300; -2.000 (North Sea) North Sea Passing just east of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (at 25°8′N 2°5′W / 25.133°N 2.083°W / 25.133; -2.083 (Aberdeen)) 55°46′N 2°0′W / 55.767°N 2.000°W / 55.767; -2.000 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom England — passing through Berwick-upon-Tweed (at 55°46′N 2°0′W / 55.767°N 2.000°W / 55.767; -2.000 (Berwick-upon-Tweed)) and western Birmingham (at 52°40′N 2°0′W / 52.667°N 2.000°W / 52.667; -2.000 (Birmingham)) 50°36′N 2°0′W / 50.600°N 2.000°W / 50.600; -2.000 (English Channel) English Channel Passing just west of the Cotentin Peninsula, France (at 49°42′N 1°57′W / 49.700°N 1.950°W / 49.700; -1.950 (Cotentin Peninsula))
Passing just east of the island of Jersey (at 49°12′N 2°1′W / 49.200°N 2.017°W / 49.200; -2.017 (Jersey))48°40′N 2°0′W / 48.667°N 2.000°W / 48.667; -2.000 (France) France 46°44′N 2°0′W / 46.733°N 2.000°W / 46.733; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay 43°19′N 2°0′W / 43.317°N 2.000°W / 43.317; -2.000 (Spain) Spain 36°51′N 2°0′W / 36.850°N 2.000°W / 36.850; -2.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea 35°5′N 2°0′W / 35.083°N 2.000°W / 35.083; -2.000 (Algeria) Algeria 34°56′N 2°0′W / 34.933°N 2.000°W / 34.933; -2.000 (Morocco) Morocco 32°9′N 2°0′W / 32.150°N 2.000°W / 32.150; -2.000 (Algeria) Algeria 23°12′N 2°0′W / 23.200°N 2.000°W / 23.200; -2.000 (Mali) Mali 14°35′N 2°0′W / 14.583°N 2.000°W / 14.583; -2.000 (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso 10°59′N 2°0′W / 10.983°N 2.000°W / 10.983; -2.000 (Ghana) Ghana 4°45′N 2°0′W / 4.750°N 2.000°W / 4.750; -2.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 2°0′W / 60.000°S 2.000°W / -60.000; -2.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°53′S 2°0′W / 69.883°S 2.000°W / -69.883; -2.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway
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