3rd meridian west

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3rd meridian west

The meridian 3° west 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.

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

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 just west of 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 Passing just west of Bilbao (at 43°15′N 2°56′W / 43.250°N 2.933°W / 43.250; -2.933 (Bilbao))
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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