28th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 28° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 28th meridian west forms a great circle with the 152nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 28°0′W / 90.000°N 28.000°W / 90.000; -28.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 28°0′W / 83.467°N 28.000°W / 83.467; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Moore Glacier (Northern Peary Land) 83°9′N 28°0′W / 83.150°N 28.000°W / 83.150; -28.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°5′N 28°0′W / 83.083°N 28.000°W / 83.083; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Melville Land (Southern Peary Land) 82°11′N 28°0′W / 82.183°N 28.000°W / 82.183; -28.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°2′N 28°0′W / 82.033°N 28.000°W / 82.033; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°35′N 28°0′W / 68.583°N 28.000°W / 68.583; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 39°5′N 28°0′W / 39.083°N 28.000°W / 39.083; -28.000 (Portugal) Portugal
Island of Graciosa, Azores 39°1′N 28°0′W / 39.017°N 28.000°W / 39.017; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 38°39′N 28°0′W / 38.650°N 28.000°W / 38.650; -28.000 (Portugal) Portugal
Island of São Jorge, Azores 38°36′N 28°0′W / 38.600°N 28.000°W / 38.600; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Pico Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°25′N 28°2′W / 38.417°N 28.033°W / 38.417; -28.033 (Pico Island))
Passing just east of Leskov Island,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°40′S 28°9′W / 56.667°S 28.150°W / -56.667; -28.150 (Leskov Island))
60°0′S 28°0′W / 60.000°S 28.000°W / -60.000; -28.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°13′S 28°0′W / 76.217°S 28.000°W / -76.217; -28.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); and the eastern limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by
Brazil
See also
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