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27th meridian east

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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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

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{{Coord|80|6|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

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

| Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|79|52|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|78|42|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

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

| Island of Svenskøya, Svalbard

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|41|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}

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

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{{Coord|70|36|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}

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

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{{Coord|69|55|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Finland}}

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

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|25|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|60|4|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

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

| Leningrad Oblast — island of Gogland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|1|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|59|26|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Estonia}}

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

| Passing through Lake Peipus

{{Coord|57|37|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Latvia}}

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

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{{Coord|55|49|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Belarus}}

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

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{{Coord|51|47|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}}

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

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{{Coord|48|22|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Moldova}}

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

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{{Coord|48|8|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Romania}}

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

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{{Coord|44|8|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Bulgaria}}

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

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{{Coord|42|2|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Turkey}}

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

| 165 km. Thrace

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|40|34|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Marmara}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |16 km.

{{Coord|40|23|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Turkey}}

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

| 257 km. Anatolia

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|4|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|37|47|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

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

| Island of Samos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|42|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|37|28|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

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

| Island of Agathonisi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|27|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|37|1|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

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

| Island of Kalymnos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|36|57|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|36|47|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

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

| Island of Kos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|36|45|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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

{{Coord|35|26|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Greece}}

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

| Island of Kasos

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|35|24|N|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Mediterranean Sea}}

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

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{{Coord|31|26|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Egypt}}

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

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{{Coord|22|0|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Sudan}}

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

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{{Coord|9|35|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=South Sudan}}

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

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{{Coord|5|51|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

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

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{{Coord|5|10|N|27|0|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

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

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{{Coord|11|51|S|27|0|E|type:country|name=Zambia}}

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

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{{Coord|17|57|S|27|0|E|type:country|name=Zimbabwe}}

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

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{{Coord|20|1|S|27|0|E|type:country|name=Botswana}}

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

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| {{Coord|23|41|S|27|0|E|type:country|name=South Africa}}

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

| Limpopo
North West
Free State
Eastern Cape

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|33|35|S|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|27|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

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{{Coord|69|58|S|27|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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