title: 38th meridian east
text: # 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.
  
  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
  