26th meridian east

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26th meridian east

The meridian 26° east of

Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole
.

The 26th meridian east forms a great circle with the 154th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 26th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 26°0′E / 90.000°N 26.000°E / 90.000; 26.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°10′N 26°0′E / 80.167°N 26.000°E / 80.167; 26.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
79°40′N 26°0′E / 79.667°N 26.000°E / 79.667; 26.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
71°8′N 26°0′E / 71.133°N 26.000°E / 71.133; 26.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Magerøya
70°58′N 26°0′E / 70.967°N 26.000°E / 70.967; 26.000 (Porsangerfjorden) Porsangerfjorden
70°39′N 26°0′E / 70.650°N 26.000°E / 70.650; 26.000 (Norway)  Norway
69°43′N 26°0′E / 69.717°N 26.000°E / 69.717; 26.000 (Finland)  Finland
60°16′N 26°0′E / 60.267°N 26.000°E / 60.267; 26.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
59°37′N 26°0′E / 59.617°N 26.000°E / 59.617; 26.000 (Estonia)  Estonia
57°52′N 26°0′E / 57.867°N 26.000°E / 57.867; 26.000 (Latvia)  Latvia
55°58′N 26°0′E / 55.967°N 26.000°E / 55.967; 26.000 (Lithuania)  Lithuania
54°57′N 26°0′E / 54.950°N 26.000°E / 54.950; 26.000 (Belarus)  Belarus
51°56′N 26°0′E / 51.933°N 26.000°E / 51.933; 26.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine Rivne Oblast — passing just east of Varash
Volyn Oblast — for about 9 km
Rivne Oblast — for about 6 km
Volyn Oblast — for about 13 km
Rivne Oblast — passing just west of Rivne
Ternopil Oblast — passing just west of Borshchiv
Chernivtsi Oblast — passing through Chernivtsi
47°58′N 26°0′E / 47.967°N 26.000°E / 47.967; 26.000 (Romania)  Romania Passing just west of Bucharest
43°53′N 26°0′E / 43.883°N 26.000°E / 43.883; 26.000 (Bulgaria)  Bulgaria Passing just east of Ruse
41°20′N 26°0′E / 41.333°N 26.000°E / 41.333; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece
40°49′N 26°0′E / 40.817°N 26.000°E / 40.817; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
40°9′N 26°0′E / 40.150°N 26.000°E / 40.150; 26.000 (Turkey)  Turkey Island of Imbros
40°8′N 26°0′E / 40.133°N 26.000°E / 40.133; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
39°51′N 26°0′E / 39.850°N 26.000°E / 39.850; 26.000 (Turkey)  Turkey Island of
Bozcaada
39°49′N 26°0′E / 39.817°N 26.000°E / 39.817; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
39°17′N 26°0′E / 39.283°N 26.000°E / 39.283; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece Island of
Lesbos
39°7′N 26°0′E / 39.117°N 26.000°E / 39.117; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
38°36′N 26°0′E / 38.600°N 26.000°E / 38.600; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece Island of Chios
38°10′N 26°0′E / 38.167°N 26.000°E / 38.167; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
37°34′N 26°0′E / 37.567°N 26.000°E / 37.567; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece Island of Icaria
37°31′N 26°0′E / 37.517°N 26.000°E / 37.517; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
36°56′N 26°0′E / 36.933°N 26.000°E / 36.933; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece Island of Amorgos
36°53′N 26°0′E / 36.883°N 26.000°E / 36.883; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
35°12′N 26°0′E / 35.200°N 26.000°E / 35.200; 26.000 (Greece)  Greece Island of Crete
35°1′N 26°0′E / 35.017°N 26.000°E / 35.017; 26.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
31°36′N 26°0′E / 31.600°N 26.000°E / 31.600; 26.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
22°0′N 26°0′E / 22.000°N 26.000°E / 22.000; 26.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
10°9′N 26°0′E / 10.150°N 26.000°E / 10.150; 26.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
7°0′N 26°0′E / 7.000°N 26.000°E / 7.000; 26.000 (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic
5°14′N 26°0′E / 5.233°N 26.000°E / 5.233; 26.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°56′S 26°0′E / 11.933°S 26.000°E / -11.933; 26.000 (Zambia)  Zambia
17°59′S 26°0′E / 17.983°S 26.000°E / -17.983; 26.000 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe
19°9′S 26°0′E / 19.150°S 26.000°E / -19.150; 26.000 (Botswana)  Botswana Passing just east of Gaborone
24°43′S 26°0′E / 24.717°S 26.000°E / -24.717; 26.000 (South Africa)  South Africa
Free State
Eastern Cape
33°43′S 26°0′E / 33.717°S 26.000°E / -33.717; 26.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 26°0′E / 60.000°S 26.000°E / -60.000; 26.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°9′S 26°0′E / 70.150°S 26.000°E / -70.150; 26.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

See also

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