28th meridian west

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.

Line across the Earth
28°
28th meridian west

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
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)  GreenlandMoore 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)  GreenlandMelville 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)  GreenlandMainland, 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)  PortugalIsland 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)  PortugalIsland of São Jorge, Azores
38°36′N 28°0′W / 38.600°N 28.000°W / 38.600; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanPassing 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)AntarcticaClaimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); and the eastern limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by  Brazil

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