# 3rd meridian west

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The meridian 3° 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 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