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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.
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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 49°N 2°W as its true origin.
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