27th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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
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) Norway
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) Norway
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) Norway
69°55′N 27°0′E / 69.917°N 27.000°E / 69.917; 27.000 (Finland) Finland
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) Russia
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) Estonia
Passing through Lake Peipus 57°37′N 27°0′E / 57.617°N 27.000°E / 57.617; 27.000 (Latvia) Latvia
55°49′N 27°0′E / 55.817°N 27.000°E / 55.817; 27.000 (Belarus) Belarus
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) Moldova
48°8′N 27°0′E / 48.133°N 27.000°E / 48.133; 27.000 (Romania) Romania
44°8′N 27°0′E / 44.133°N 27.000°E / 44.133; 27.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
42°2′N 27°0′E / 42.033°N 27.000°E / 42.033; 27.000 (Turkey) Turkey
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) Turkey
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) Greece
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) Greece
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) Greece
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) Greece
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) Greece
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) Egypt
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) Central African Republic
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) Zambia
17°57′S 27°0′E / 17.950°S 27.000°E / -17.950; 27.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe
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) South Africa
Limpopo
North West
Free State
Eastern Cape33°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) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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