3rd Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 3°0′W / 90.000°N 3.000°W / 90.000; -3.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°49′N 3°0′W / 81.817°N 3.000°W / 81.817; -3.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
59°20′N 3°0′W / 59.333°N 3.000°W / 59.333; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of Westray
59°16′N 3°0′W / 59.267°N 3.000°W / 59.267; -3.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Westray Firth
59°11′N 3°0′W / 59.183°N 3.000°W / 59.183; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — islands of Rousay and Wyre
59°7′N 3°0′W / 59.117°N 3.000°W / 59.117; -3.000 (North Sea)	North Sea	Wide Firth
59°11′N 3°0′W / 59.183°N 3.000°W / 59.183; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of Mainland (Orkney)
58°57′N 3°0′W / 58.950°N 3.000°W / 58.950; -3.000 (Scapa Flow)	Scapa Flow
58°49′N 3°0′W / 58.817°N 3.000°W / 58.817; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — island of South Ronaldsay
58°48′N 3°0′W / 58.800°N 3.000°W / 58.800; -3.000 (North Sea)	North Sea
57°40′N 3°0′W / 57.667°N 3.000°W / 57.667; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — passing through Dundee (at 56°28′N 3°0′W / 56.467°N 3.000°W / 56.467; -3.000 (Dundee))
56°12′N 3°0′W / 56.200°N 3.000°W / 56.200; -3.000 (Firth of Forth)	Firth of Forth
55°57′N 3°0′W / 55.950°N 3.000°W / 55.950; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland — passing just east of Edinburgh (at 55°57′N 3°10′W / 55.950°N 3.167°W / 55.950; -3.167 (Edinburgh)) England — from 55°3′N 3°0′W / 55.050°N 3.000°W / 55.050; -3.000 (England)
54°9′N 3°0′W / 54.150°N 3.000°W / 54.150; -3.000 (Irish Sea)	Irish Sea	Morecambe Bay
53°56′N 3°0′W / 53.933°N 3.000°W / 53.933; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — passing through Liverpool (at 53°24′N 3°0′W / 53.400°N 3.000°W / 53.400; -3.000 (Liverpool)) Wales — from 53°14′N 3°0′W / 53.233°N 3.000°W / 53.233; -3.000 (Wales) England — from 52°57′N 3°0′W / 52.950°N 3.000°W / 52.950; -3.000 (England) Wales — from 52°44′N 3°0′W / 52.733°N 3.000°W / 52.733; -3.000 (Wales) England — from 52°43′N 3°0′W / 52.717°N 3.000°W / 52.717; -3.000 (England) Wales — from 52°21′N 3°0′W / 52.350°N 3.000°W / 52.350; -3.000 (Wales) England — from 52°19′N 3°0′W / 52.317°N 3.000°W / 52.317; -3.000 (England) Wales — from 52°16′N 3°0′W / 52.267°N 3.000°W / 52.267; -3.000 (Wales) England — from 52°15′N 3°0′W / 52.250°N 3.000°W / 52.250; -3.000 (England) Wales — from 51°55′N 3°0′W / 51.917°N 3.000°W / 51.917; -3.000 (Wales)
51°32′N 3°0′W / 51.533°N 3.000°W / 51.533; -3.000 (Bristol Channel)	Bristol Channel
51°20′N 3°0′W / 51.333°N 3.000°W / 51.333; -3.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England
50°42′N 3°0′W / 50.700°N 3.000°W / 50.700; -3.000 (English Channel)	English Channel
48°46′N 3°0′W / 48.767°N 3.000°W / 48.767; -3.000 (France)	France
47°34′N 3°0′W / 47.567°N 3.000°W / 47.567; -3.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Bay of Biscay — passing just east of Belle Île, France (at 47°18′N 3°3′W / 47.300°N 3.050°W / 47.300; -3.050 (Belle Île))
43°23′N 3°0′W / 43.383°N 3.000°W / 43.383; -3.000 (Spain)	Spain
36°45′N 3°0′W / 36.750°N 3.000°W / 36.750; -3.000 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Alboran Sea — passing just east of Isla de Alborán, Spain (at 35°57′N 3°2′W / 35.950°N 3.033°W / 35.950; -3.033 (Isla de Alborán))
35°25′N 3°0′W / 35.417°N 3.000°W / 35.417; -3.000 (Morocco)	Morocco	Passing just west of the exclave of Melilla, Spain (at 35°18′N 2°58′W / 35.300°N 2.967°W / 35.300; -2.967 (Melilla))
31°45′N 3°0′W / 31.750°N 3.000°W / 31.750; -3.000 (Algeria)	Algeria
23°51′N 3°0′W / 23.850°N 3.000°W / 23.850; -3.000 (Mali)	Mali	Passing through Timbuktu (at 16°46′N 3°0′W / 16.767°N 3.000°W / 16.767; -3.000 (Timbuktu))
13°40′N 3°0′W / 13.667°N 3.000°W / 13.667; -3.000 (Burkina Faso)	Burkina Faso
9°43′N 3°0′W / 9.717°N 3.000°W / 9.717; -3.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
7°10′N 3°0′W / 7.167°N 3.000°W / 7.167; -3.000 (Ghana)	Ghana
5°42′N 3°0′W / 5.700°N 3.000°W / 5.700; -3.000 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
5°6′N 3°0′W / 5.100°N 3.000°W / 5.100; -3.000 (Ghana)	Ghana
5°4′N 3°0′W / 5.067°N 3.000°W / 5.067; -3.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 3°0′W / 60.000°S 3.000°W / -60.000; -3.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
70°18′S 3°0′W / 70.300°S 3.000°W / -70.300; -3.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land — claimed by Norway