38th meridian east

The meridian 38° 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.

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38th meridian east

The 38th meridian east forms a great circle with the 142nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 38th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 38°0′E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 38°0′E Queen Victoria Sea
80°23′N 38°0′E Barents Sea
68°33′N 38°0′E  Russia Kola Peninsula
66°4′N 38°0′E White Sea
64°52′N 38°0′E  Russia Onega Peninsula
64°8′N 38°0′E White Sea Onega Bay
63°55′N 38°0′E  Russia
49°58′N 38°0′E  Ukraine Passing just east of Donetsk
47°6′N 38°0′E Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
46°38′N 38°0′E  Russia
46°24′N 38°0′E Sea of Azov
46°2′N 38°0′E  Russia
44°34′N 38°0′E Black Sea
40°59′N 38°0′E  Turkey
36°48′N 38°0′E  Syria
32°57′N 38°0′E  Jordan
31°44′N 38°0′E  Saudi Arabia
24°6′N 38°0′E Red Sea
18°47′N 38°0′E  Sudan Island of Talla Talla
18°46′N 38°0′E Red Sea
18°29′N 38°0′E  Sudan
17°33′N 38°0′E  Eritrea
14°46′N 38°0′E  Ethiopia
3°44′N 38°0′E  Kenya
3°49′S 38°0′E  Tanzania
11°17′S 38°0′E  Mozambique
17°20′S 38°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Prince Edward Islands,  South Africa
60°0′S 38°0′E Southern Ocean
69°47′S 38°0′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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