38th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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.
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 / 90.000°N 38.000°E / 90.000; 38.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 38°0′E / 81.000°N 38.000°E / 81.000; 38.000 (Queen Victoria Sea) Queen Victoria Sea 80°23′N 38°0′E / 80.383°N 38.000°E / 80.383; 38.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°33′N 38°0′E / 68.550°N 38.000°E / 68.550; 38.000 (Russia) Russia
Kola Peninsula 66°4′N 38°0′E / 66.067°N 38.000°E / 66.067; 38.000 (White Sea) White Sea 64°52′N 38°0′E / 64.867°N 38.000°E / 64.867; 38.000 (Russia) Russia
Onega Peninsula 64°8′N 38°0′E / 64.133°N 38.000°E / 64.133; 38.000 (White Sea) White Sea Onega Bay 63°55′N 38°0′E / 63.917°N 38.000°E / 63.917; 38.000 (Russia) Russia
49°58′N 38°0′E / 49.967°N 38.000°E / 49.967; 38.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
Passing just east of Donetsk 47°6′N 38°0′E / 47.100°N 38.000°E / 47.100; 38.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay 46°38′N 38°0′E / 46.633°N 38.000°E / 46.633; 38.000 (Russia) Russia
46°24′N 38°0′E / 46.400°N 38.000°E / 46.400; 38.000 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 46°2′N 38°0′E / 46.033°N 38.000°E / 46.033; 38.000 (Russia) Russia
44°34′N 38°0′E / 44.567°N 38.000°E / 44.567; 38.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 40°59′N 38°0′E / 40.983°N 38.000°E / 40.983; 38.000 (Turkey) Turkey
36°48′N 38°0′E / 36.800°N 38.000°E / 36.800; 38.000 (Syria) Syria
32°57′N 38°0′E / 32.950°N 38.000°E / 32.950; 38.000 (Jordan) Jordan
31°44′N 38°0′E / 31.733°N 38.000°E / 31.733; 38.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
24°6′N 38°0′E / 24.100°N 38.000°E / 24.100; 38.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea 18°47′N 38°0′E / 18.783°N 38.000°E / 18.783; 38.000 (Sudan) Sudan
Island of Talla Talla 18°46′N 38°0′E / 18.767°N 38.000°E / 18.767; 38.000 (Red Sea) Red Sea 18°29′N 38°0′E / 18.483°N 38.000°E / 18.483; 38.000 (Sudan) Sudan
17°33′N 38°0′E / 17.550°N 38.000°E / 17.550; 38.000 (Eritrea) Eritrea
14°46′N 38°0′E / 14.767°N 38.000°E / 14.767; 38.000 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
3°44′N 38°0′E / 3.733°N 38.000°E / 3.733; 38.000 (Kenya) Kenya
3°49′S 38°0′E / 3.817°S 38.000°E / -3.817; 38.000 (Tanzania) Tanzania
11°17′S 38°0′E / 11.283°S 38.000°E / -11.283; 38.000 (Mozambique) Mozambique
17°20′S 38°0′E / 17.333°S 38.000°E / -17.333; 38.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the Prince Edward Islands, South Africa
60°0′S 38°0′E / 60.000°S 38.000°E / -60.000; 38.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°47′S 38°0′E / 69.783°S 38.000°E / -69.783; 38.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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