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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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{{Coord|80|10|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|79|40|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|71|8|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

| Island of Magerøya

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|58|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Porsangerfjorden}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Porsangerfjorden

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|70|39|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

! scope="row" | {{NOR}}

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{{Coord|69|43|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Finland}}

! scope="row" | {{FIN}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|16|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Finland

{{Coord|59|37|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Estonia}}

! scope="row" | {{EST}}

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{{Coord|57|52|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Latvia}}

! scope="row" | {{LVA}}

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{{Coord|55|58|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Lithuania}}

! scope="row" | {{LTU}}

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{{Coord|54|57|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Belarus}}

! scope="row" | {{BLR}}

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{{Coord|51|56|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}}

! scope="row" | {{UKR}}

| 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

{{Coord|47|58|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Romania}}

! scope="row" | {{ROU}}

| Passing just west of Bucharest

{{Coord|43|53|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Bulgaria}}

! scope="row" | {{BGR}}

| Passing just east of Ruse

{{Coord|41|20|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|40|49|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|40|9|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Turkey}}

! scope="row" | {{TUR}}

| Island of Imbros

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|40|8|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|39|51|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Turkey}}

! scope="row" | {{TUR}}

| Island of Bozcaada

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|39|49|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|39|17|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Island of Lesbos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|39|7|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|38|36|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Island of Chios

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|10|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|37|34|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Island of Icaria

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|31|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|36|56|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Island of Amorgos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|36|53|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Aegean Sea

{{Coord|35|12|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

! scope="row" | {{GRC}}

| Island of Crete

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|35|1|N|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea

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{{Coord|31|36|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Egypt}}

! scope="row" | {{EGY}}

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{{Coord|22|0|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Sudan}}

! scope="row" | {{SUD}}

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{{Coord|10|9|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=South Sudan}}

| {{SSD}}

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{{Coord|7|0|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

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{{Coord|5|14|N|26|0|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

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{{Coord|11|56|S|26|0|E|type:country|name=Zambia}}

! scope="row" | {{ZMB}}

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{{Coord|17|59|S|26|0|E|type:country|name=Zimbabwe}}

! scope="row" | {{ZWE}}

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{{Coord|19|9|S|26|0|E|type:country|name=Botswana}}

! scope="row" | {{BWA}}

| Passing just east of Gaborone

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| {{Coord|24|43|S|26|0|E|type:country|name=South Africa}}

! scope="row" | {{ZAF}}

| North West
Free State
Eastern Cape

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|33|43|S|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|26|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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{{Coord|70|9|S|26|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Queen Maud Land, claimed by {{NOR}}

See also

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References

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