27th meridian east
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:
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 Leningrad Oblast — 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 Peipus 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