3rd meridian east

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3rd meridian east

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Themeridian 3° east ofGreenwichis a line oflongitudethat extends from theNorth Poleacross theArctic Ocean,theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Africa,theSouthern Ocean,andAntarcticato theSouth Pole.

The 3rd meridian east forms agreat circlewith the177th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole[edit]

Starting at theNorth Poleand heading south to theSouth Pole,the 3rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N3°0′E/ 90.000°N 3.000°E/90.000; 3.000(Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
81°29′N3°0′E/ 81.483°N 3.000°E/81.483; 3.000(Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
61°0′N3°0′E/ 61.000°N 3.000°E/61.000; 3.000(North Sea)	North Sea
51°16′N3°0′E/ 51.267°N 3.000°E/51.267; 3.000(Belgium)	Belgium
50°46′N3°0′E/ 50.767°N 3.000°E/50.767; 3.000(France)	France	Passing just west ofLille(at50°38′N3°3′E/ 50.633°N 3.050°E/50.633; 3.050(Lille)) and throughNarbonne(at43°11′N3°0′E/ 43.183°N 3.000°E/43.183; 3.000(Narbonne))
42°29′N3°0′E/ 42.483°N 3.000°E/42.483; 3.000(Spain)	Spain
41°46′N3°0′E/ 41.767°N 3.000°E/41.767; 3.000(Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
39°55′N3°0′E/ 39.917°N 3.000°E/39.917; 3.000(Spain)	Spain	Island ofMajorca
39°18′N3°0′E/ 39.300°N 3.000°E/39.300; 3.000(Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just east of the island ofCabrera,Spain
36°49′N3°0′E/ 36.817°N 3.000°E/36.817; 3.000(Algeria)	Algeria	Passing just west ofAlgiers
19°56′N3°0′E/ 19.933°N 3.000°E/19.933; 3.000(Mali)	Mali
15°21′N3°0′E/ 15.350°N 3.000°E/15.350; 3.000(Niger)	Niger
12°16′N3°0′E/ 12.267°N 3.000°E/12.267; 3.000(Benin)	Benin
9°4′N3°0′E/ 9.067°N 3.000°E/9.067; 3.000(Nigeria)	Nigeria
6°24′N3°0′E/ 6.400°N 3.000°E/6.400; 3.000(Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west ofBouvet Island,Norway
60°0′S3°0′E/ 60.000°S 3.000°E/-60.000; 3.000(Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°57′S3°0′E/ 69.950°S 3.000°E/-69.950; 3.000(Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land,claimedbyNorway

Next westward: 2nd meridian east	3rd meridian east forms a great circle with 177th meridian west	Next eastward: 4th meridian east

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