26th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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 Chernivtsi47°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
North West
Free State
Eastern Cape33°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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
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