28th meridian east explained

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:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Island of Storøya, Svalbard
Barents Sea
Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard
Barents Sea
Leningrad Oblast
Baltic SeaGulf of Finland
Leningrad Oblast
Pskov Oblast — from, passing through Lake Peipus
Black Sea
For about 8 km
109 km Thrace
Sea of Marmara61 km.
385 km. Anatolia
Mediterranean Sea18 km.Aegean Sea
10 km. Datça Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea43 km Aegean Sea
Island of Rhodes
Mediterranean Sea
AbyeiArea controlled by, and claimed by
The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba
Limpopo
North West
Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre
Free State
Eastern Cape
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaQueen Maud Land, claimed by

See also