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38th meridian east

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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[edit]

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

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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

## See also[edit]

* 37th meridian east
* 39th meridian east

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