28th meridian east

The meridian 28° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 28th meridian east forms a great circle with the 152nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 28°W
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 * 80.2°N, 28°W
 * 80.2°N, 28°W
 * Island of Storøya, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.05°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.05°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 78.86667°N, 28°W
 * 78.86667°N, 28°W
 * Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.83333°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.83333°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.06667°N, 28°W
 * 71.06667°N, 28°W
 * 70.01667°N, 28°W
 * 70.01667°N, 28°W
 * 70.01667°N, 28°W
 * 60.66667°N, 28°W
 * 60.66667°N, 28°W
 * 60.66667°N, 28°W
 * Leningrad Oblast
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.5°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.5°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Finland
 * 59.43333°N, 28°W
 * 59.43333°N, 28°W
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 * 59.28333°N, 28°W
 * 59.28333°N, 28°W
 * Leningrad Oblast Pskov Oblast — from 59.03333°N, 28°W, passing through Lake Peipus
 * 56.66667°N, 28°W
 * 56.66667°N, 28°W
 * 56.11667°N, 28°W
 * 56.11667°N, 28°W
 * 56.11667°N, 28°W
 * 51.56667°N, 28°W
 * 51.56667°N, 28°W
 * 51.56667°N, 28°W
 * 48.31667°N, 28°W
 * 48.31667°N, 28°W
 * 48.31667°N, 28°W
 * 47.03333°N, 28°W
 * 47.03333°N, 28°W
 * 47.03333°N, 28°W
 * 43.85°N, 28°W
 * 43.85°N, 28°W
 * 43.85°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.21667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.21667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.21667°N, 28°W
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 * 42.05°N, 28°W
 * 42.05°N, 28°W
 * For about 8 km
 * 41.98333°N, 28°W
 * 41.98333°N, 28°W
 * 109 km Thrace
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.01667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.01667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61 km.
 * 40.5°N, 28°W
 * 40.5°N, 28°W
 * 385 km. Anatolia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.03333°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.03333°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18 km.Aegean Sea
 * 36.8°N, 28°W
 * 36.8°N, 28°W
 * 10 km. Datça Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.56667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.56667°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43 km Aegean Sea
 * 36.36667°N, 28°W
 * 36.36667°N, 28°W
 * Island of Rhodes
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.05°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.05°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 31.08333°N, 28°W
 * 31.08333°N, 28°W
 * 22°N, 28°W
 * 22°N, 28°W
 * 22°N, 28°W
 * 10.16667°N, 28°W
 * 10.16667°N, 28°W
 * 10.16667°N, 28°W
 * Area controlled by 🇸🇩, and claimed by 🇸🇸
 * 9.41667°N, 28°W
 * 9.41667°N, 28°W
 * 4.55°N, 28°W
 * 4.55°N, 28°W
 * 4.55°N, 28°W
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 * -12.33333°N, 28°W
 * -12.33333°N, 28°W
 * The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba
 * -16.88333°N, 28°W
 * -16.88333°N, 28°W
 * -21.55°N, 28°W
 * -21.55°N, 28°W
 * -21.55°N, 28°W
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 * -22.93333°N, 28°W
 * -22.93333°N, 28°W
 * Limpopo North West Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre Free State
 * -28.86667°N, 28°W
 * -28.86667°N, 28°W
 * -30.65°N, 28°W
 * -30.65°N, 28°W
 * -30.65°N, 28°W
 * Eastern Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.95°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -32.95°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 28°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -69.86667°N, 28°W
 * -69.86667°N, 28°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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