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27th meridian east

The meridian 27° 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 27th meridian east forms a great circle with the 153rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 27th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 27°0′E / 90.000°N 27.000°E / 90.000; 27.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°6′N 27°0′E / 80.100°N 27.000°E / 80.100; 27.000 (Norway)  Norwegen Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
79°52′N 27°0′E / 79.867°N 27.000°E / 79.867; 27.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
78°42′N 27°0′E / 78.700°N 27.000°E / 78.700; 27.000 (Norway)  Norwegen Island of Svenskøya, Svalbard
78°41′N 27°0′E / 78.683°N 27.000°E / 78.683; 27.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
70°36′N 27°0′E / 70.600°N 27.000°E / 70.600; 27.000 (Norway)  Norwegen
69°55′N 27°0′E / 69.917°N 27.000°E / 69.917; 27.000 (Finland)  Finnland
60°25′N 27°0′E / 60.417°N 27.000°E / 60.417; 27.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
60°4′N 27°0′E / 60.067°N 27.000°E / 60.067; 27.000 (Russia)  Russland Leningrad Oblast — island of Gogland
60°1′N 27°0′E / 60.017°N 27.000°E / 60.017; 27.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland
59°26′N 27°0′E / 59.433°N 27.000°E / 59.433; 27.000 (Estonia)  Estland Passing through Lake Peipus
57°37′N 27°0′E / 57.617°N 27.000°E / 57.617; 27.000 (Latvia)  Lettland
55°49′N 27°0′E / 55.817°N 27.000°E / 55.817; 27.000 (Belarus)  Weißrussland
51°47′N 27°0′E / 51.783°N 27.000°E / 51.783; 27.000 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
48°22′N 27°0′E / 48.367°N 27.000°E / 48.367; 27.000 (Moldova)  Moldawien
48°8′N 27°0′E / 48.133°N 27.000°E / 48.133; 27.000 (Romania)  Rumänien
44°8′N 27°0′E / 44.133°N 27.000°E / 44.133; 27.000 (Bulgaria)  Bulgarien
42°2′N 27°0′E / 42.033°N 27.000°E / 42.033; 27.000 (Turkey)  Türkei 165 km. Thrace
40°34′N 27°0′E / 40.567°N 27.000°E / 40.567; 27.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara 16 km.
40°23′N 27°0′E / 40.383°N 27.000°E / 40.383; 27.000 (Turkey)  Türkei 257 km. Anatolia
38°4′N 27°0′E / 38.067°N 27.000°E / 38.067; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
37°47′N 27°0′E / 37.783°N 27.000°E / 37.783; 27.000 (Greece)  Griechenland Island of Samos
37°42′N 27°0′E / 37.700°N 27.000°E / 37.700; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
37°28′N 27°0′E / 37.467°N 27.000°E / 37.467; 27.000 (Greece)  Griechenland Island of Agathonisi
37°27′N 27°0′E / 37.450°N 27.000°E / 37.450; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
37°1′N 27°0′E / 37.017°N 27.000°E / 37.017; 27.000 (Greece)  Griechenland Island of Kalymnos
36°57′N 27°0′E / 36.950°N 27.000°E / 36.950; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
36°47′N 27°0′E / 36.783°N 27.000°E / 36.783; 27.000 (Greece)  Griechenland Island of Kos
36°45′N 27°0′E / 36.750°N 27.000°E / 36.750; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea
35°26′N 27°0′E / 35.433°N 27.000°E / 35.433; 27.000 (Greece)  Griechenland Island of Kasos
35°24′N 27°0′E / 35.400°N 27.000°E / 35.400; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
31°26′N 27°0′E / 31.433°N 27.000°E / 31.433; 27.000 (Egypt)  Ägypten
22°0′N 27°0′E / 22.000°N 27.000°E / 22.000; 27.000 (Sudan)  Sudan
9°35′N 27°0′E / 9.583°N 27.000°E / 9.583; 27.000 (South Sudan)  South Sudan
5°51′N 27°0′E / 5.850°N 27.000°E / 5.850; 27.000 (Central African Republic)  Zentralafrikanische Republik
5°10′N 27°0′E / 5.167°N 27.000°E / 5.167; 27.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°51′S 27°0′E / 11.850°S 27.000°E / -11.850; 27.000 (Zambia)  Sambia
17°57′S 27°0′E / 17.950°S 27.000°E / -17.950; 27.000 (Zimbabwe)  Simbabwe
20°1′S 27°0′E / 20.017°S 27.000°E / -20.017; 27.000 (Botswana)  Botswana
23°41′S 27°0′E / 23.683°S 27.000°E / -23.683; 27.000 (South Africa)  Südafrika Limpopo
North West
Free State
Eastern Cape
33°35′S 27°0′E / 33.583°S 27.000°E / -33.583; 27.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 27°0′E / 60.000°S 27.000°E / -60.000; 27.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°58′S 27°0′E / 69.967°S 27.000°E / -69.967; 27.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norwegen

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