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.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
Island of Storøya, Svalbard | ||
Barents Sea | ||
Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard | ||
Barents Sea | ||
Leningrad Oblast | ||
Baltic Sea | Gulf of Finland | |
Leningrad Oblast Pskov Oblast — from, passing through Lake Peipus | ||
Black Sea | ||
For about 8 km | ||
109 km Thrace | ||
Sea of Marmara | 61 km. | |
385 km. Anatolia | ||
Mediterranean Sea | 18 km.Aegean Sea | |
10 km. Datça Peninsula | ||
Mediterranean Sea | 43 km Aegean Sea | |
Island of Rhodes | ||
Mediterranean Sea | ||
Abyei | Area 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 | ||
Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by | |