28th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 28°0′E / 90.000°N 28.000°E / 90.000; 28.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 80°12′N 28°0′E / 80.200°N 28.000°E / 80.200; 28.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Storøya, Svalbard 80°3′N 28°0′E / 80.050°N 28.000°E / 80.050; 28.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 78°52′N 28°0′E / 78.867°N 28.000°E / 78.867; 28.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard 78°50′N 28°0′E / 78.833°N 28.000°E / 78.833; 28.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 71°4′N 28°0′E / 71.067°N 28.000°E / 71.067; 28.000 (Norway) Norway
70°1′N 28°0′E / 70.017°N 28.000°E / 70.017; 28.000 (Finland) Finland
60°40′N 28°0′E / 60.667°N 28.000°E / 60.667; 28.000 (Russia) Russia
Leningrad Oblast 60°30′N 28°0′E / 60.500°N 28.000°E / 60.500; 28.000 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 59°26′N 28°0′E / 59.433°N 28.000°E / 59.433; 28.000 (Estonia) Estonia
59°17′N 28°0′E / 59.283°N 28.000°E / 59.283; 28.000 (Russia) Russia
Leningrad Oblast
Pskov Oblast — from 59°2′N 28°0′E / 59.033°N 28.000°E / 59.033; 28.000 (Pskov Oblast), passing through Lake Peipus56°40′N 28°0′E / 56.667°N 28.000°E / 56.667; 28.000 (Latvia) Latvia
56°7′N 28°0′E / 56.117°N 28.000°E / 56.117; 28.000 (Belarus) Belarus
51°34′N 28°0′E / 51.567°N 28.000°E / 51.567; 28.000 (Ukraine) Ukraine
48°19′N 28°0′E / 48.317°N 28.000°E / 48.317; 28.000 (Moldova) Moldova
47°2′N 28°0′E / 47.033°N 28.000°E / 47.033; 28.000 (Romania) Romania
43°51′N 28°0′E / 43.850°N 28.000°E / 43.850; 28.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
41°13′N 28°0′E / 41.217°N 28.000°E / 41.217; 28.000 (Black Sea) Black Sea 42°3′N 28°0′E / 42.050°N 28.000°E / 42.050; 28.000 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
For about 8 km 41°59′N 28°0′E / 41.983°N 28.000°E / 41.983; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey
109 km Thrace 41°1′N 28°0′E / 41.017°N 28.000°E / 41.017; 28.000 (Sea of Marmara) Sea of Marmara 61 km. 40°30′N 28°0′E / 40.500°N 28.000°E / 40.500; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey
385 km. Anatolia 37°2′N 28°0′E / 37.033°N 28.000°E / 37.033; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 18 km.Aegean Sea 36°48′N 28°0′E / 36.800°N 28.000°E / 36.800; 28.000 (Turkey) Turkey
10 km. Datça Peninsula 36°34′N 28°0′E / 36.567°N 28.000°E / 36.567; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 43 km Aegean Sea 36°22′N 28°0′E / 36.367°N 28.000°E / 36.367; 28.000 (Greece) Greece
Island of Rhodes 36°3′N 28°0′E / 36.050°N 28.000°E / 36.050; 28.000 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 31°5′N 28°0′E / 31.083°N 28.000°E / 31.083; 28.000 (Egypt) Egypt
22°0′N 28°0′E / 22.000°N 28.000°E / 22.000; 28.000 (Sudan) Sudan
10°10′N 28°0′E / 10.167°N 28.000°E / 10.167; 28.000 (Abyei) Abyei Area controlled by Sudan, and claimed by
South Sudan
9°25′N 28°0′E / 9.417°N 28.000°E / 9.417; 28.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan
4°33′N 28°0′E / 4.550°N 28.000°E / 4.550; 28.000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
12°20′S 28°0′E / 12.333°S 28.000°E / -12.333; 28.000 (Zambia) Zambia
The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba 16°53′S 28°0′E / 16.883°S 28.000°E / -16.883; 28.000 (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe
21°33′S 28°0′E / 21.550°S 28.000°E / -21.550; 28.000 (Botswana) Botswana
22°56′S 28°0′E / 22.933°S 28.000°E / -22.933; 28.000 (South Africa) South Africa
Limpopo
North West
Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre
Free State28°52′S 28°0′E / 28.867°S 28.000°E / -28.867; 28.000 (Lesotho) Lesotho
30°39′S 28°0′E / 30.650°S 28.000°E / -30.650; 28.000 (South Africa) South Africa
Eastern Cape 32°57′S 28°0′E / 32.950°S 28.000°E / -32.950; 28.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 28°0′E / 60.000°S 28.000°E / -60.000; 28.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°52′S 28°0′E / 69.867°S 28.000°E / -69.867; 28.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
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