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2nd meridian west
The
meridian 2°
west
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
west forms a
great circle
with the
178th meridian east
.
From
Pole to Pole
Starting at the
North Pole
and
heading south
to the
South Pole
,
the 2nd
meridian west
passes
through:
Ordnance Survey
of
Great Britain
The
British national grid reference system
uses the point as its true origin.