# 26th meridian east

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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 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 North West 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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway