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26th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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:

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Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
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Island of Magerøya
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | 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 |- | ! scope="row" |

Passing just west of Bucharest

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Passing just east of Ruse

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Island of Imbros
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Island of Bozcaada
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Island of Lesbos
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Island of Chios
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Island of Icaria
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Island of Amorgos
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Island of Crete
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | Passing just east of Gaborone |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | North West Free State Eastern Cape |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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