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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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 27°0′E / 90.000°N 27.000°E / 90.000; 27.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°6′N 27°0′E / 80.100°N 27.000°E / 80.100; 27.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard 79°52′N 27°0′E / 79.867°N 27.000°E / 79.867; 27.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 78°42′N 27°0′E / 78.700°N 27.000°E / 78.700; 27.000 (Norway) Norway Island of Svenskøya, Svalbard 78°41′N 27°0′E / 78.683°N 27.000°E / 78.683; 27.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 70°36′N 27°0′E / 70.600°N 27.000°E / 70.600; 27.000 (Norway) Norway 69°55′N 27°0′E / 69.917°N 27.000°E / 69.917; 27.000 (Finland) Finland 60°25′N 27°0′E / 60.417°N 27.000°E / 60.417; 27.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 60°4′N 27°0′E / 60.067°N 27.000°E / 60.067; 27.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Gogland 60°1′N 27°0′E / 60.017°N 27.000°E / 60.017; 27.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°26′N 27°0′E / 59.433°N 27.000°E / 59.433; 27.000 (Estonia) Estonia Passing through Lake Peipsi-Pihkva 57°37′N 27°0′E / 57.617°N 27.000°E / 57.617; 27.000 (Latvia) Latvia 55°49′N 27°0′E / 55.817°N 27.000°E / 55.817; 27.000 (Belarus) Belarus 51°47′N 27°0′E / 51.783°N 27.000°E / 51.783; 27.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine 48°22′N 27°0′E / 48.367°N 27.000°E / 48.367; 27.000 (Moldova) Moldova 48°8′N 27°0′E / 48.133°N 27.000°E / 48.133; 27.000 (Romania) Romania 44°8′N 27°0′E / 44.133°N 27.000°E / 44.133; 27.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 42°2′N 27°0′E / 42.033°N 27.000°E / 42.033; 27.000 (Turkey) Turkey 165 km. Thrace 40°34′N 27°0′E / 40.567°N 27.000°E / 40.567; 27.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara 16 km. 40°23′N 27°0′E / 40.383°N 27.000°E / 40.383; 27.000 (Turkey) Turkey 257 km. Anatolia 38°4′N 27°0′E / 38.067°N 27.000°E / 38.067; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°47′N 27°0′E / 37.783°N 27.000°E / 37.783; 27.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Samos 37°42′N 27°0′E / 37.700°N 27.000°E / 37.700; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°28′N 27°0′E / 37.467°N 27.000°E / 37.467; 27.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Agathonisi 37°27′N 27°0′E / 37.450°N 27.000°E / 37.450; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 37°1′N 27°0′E / 37.017°N 27.000°E / 37.017; 27.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Kalymnos 36°57′N 27°0′E / 36.950°N 27.000°E / 36.950; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 36°47′N 27°0′E / 36.783°N 27.000°E / 36.783; 27.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Kos 36°45′N 27°0′E / 36.750°N 27.000°E / 36.750; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea 35°26′N 27°0′E / 35.433°N 27.000°E / 35.433; 27.000 (Greece) Greece Island of Kasos 35°24′N 27°0′E / 35.400°N 27.000°E / 35.400; 27.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°26′N 27°0′E / 31.433°N 27.000°E / 31.433; 27.000 (Egypt) Egypt 22°0′N 27°0′E / 22.000°N 27.000°E / 22.000; 27.000 (Sudan) Sudan 9°35′N 27°0′E / 9.583°N 27.000°E / 9.583; 27.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan 5°51′N 27°0′E / 5.850°N 27.000°E / 5.850; 27.000 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic 5°10′N 27°0′E / 5.167°N 27.000°E / 5.167; 27.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 11°51′S 27°0′E / 11.850°S 27.000°E / -11.850; 27.000 (Zambia) Zambia 17°57′S 27°0′E / 17.950°S 27.000°E / -17.950; 27.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe 20°1′S 27°0′E / 20.017°S 27.000°E / -20.017; 27.000 (Botswana) Botswana 23°41′S 27°0′E / 23.683°S 27.000°E / -23.683; 27.000 (South Africa) South Africa Limpopo
North West
Free State
Eastern Cape33°35′S 27°0′E / 33.583°S 27.000°E / -33.583; 27.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 27°0′E / 60.000°S 27.000°E / -60.000; 27.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°58′S 27°0′E / 69.967°S 27.000°E / -69.967; 27.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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