38th meridian east

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38th meridian east

The meridian 38° east of

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

The 38th meridian east forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 38°0′E / 90.000°N 38.000°E / 90.000; 38.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 38°0′E / 81.000°N 38.000°E / 81.000; 38.000 (Queen Victoria Sea) Queen Victoria Sea
80°23′N 38°0′E / 80.383°N 38.000°E / 80.383; 38.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
68°33′N 38°0′E / 68.550°N 38.000°E / 68.550; 38.000 (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula
66°4′N 38°0′E / 66.067°N 38.000°E / 66.067; 38.000 (White Sea) White Sea
64°52′N 38°0′E / 64.867°N 38.000°E / 64.867; 38.000 (Russia)  Russia Onega Peninsula
64°8′N 38°0′E / 64.133°N 38.000°E / 64.133; 38.000 (White Sea) White Sea Onega Bay
63°55′N 38°0′E / 63.917°N 38.000°E / 63.917; 38.000 (Russia)  Russia
49°58′N 38°0′E / 49.967°N 38.000°E / 49.967; 38.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine Passing just east of Donetsk
47°6′N 38°0′E / 47.100°N 38.000°E / 47.100; 38.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
46°38′N 38°0′E / 46.633°N 38.000°E / 46.633; 38.000 (Russia)  Russia
46°24′N 38°0′E / 46.400°N 38.000°E / 46.400; 38.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov
46°2′N 38°0′E / 46.033°N 38.000°E / 46.033; 38.000 (Russia)  Russia
44°34′N 38°0′E / 44.567°N 38.000°E / 44.567; 38.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea
40°59′N 38°0′E / 40.983°N 38.000°E / 40.983; 38.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
36°48′N 38°0′E / 36.800°N 38.000°E / 36.800; 38.000 (Syria)  Syria
32°57′N 38°0′E / 32.950°N 38.000°E / 32.950; 38.000 (Jordan)  Jordan
31°44′N 38°0′E / 31.733°N 38.000°E / 31.733; 38.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
24°6′N 38°0′E / 24.100°N 38.000°E / 24.100; 38.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
18°47′N 38°0′E / 18.783°N 38.000°E / 18.783; 38.000 (Sudan)  Sudan Island of Talla Talla
18°46′N 38°0′E / 18.767°N 38.000°E / 18.767; 38.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea
18°29′N 38°0′E / 18.483°N 38.000°E / 18.483; 38.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
17°33′N 38°0′E / 17.550°N 38.000°E / 17.550; 38.000 (Eritrea)  Eritrea
14°46′N 38°0′E / 14.767°N 38.000°E / 14.767; 38.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
3°44′N 38°0′E / 3.733°N 38.000°E / 3.733; 38.000 (Kenya)  Kenya
3°49′S 38°0′E / 3.817°S 38.000°E / -3.817; 38.000 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
11°17′S 38°0′E / 11.283°S 38.000°E / -11.283; 38.000 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
17°20′S 38°0′E / 17.333°S 38.000°E / -17.333; 38.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Prince Edward Islands,  South Africa
60°0′S 38°0′E / 60.000°S 38.000°E / -60.000; 38.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°47′S 38°0′E / 69.783°S 38.000°E / -69.783; 38.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

See also