28th meridian east

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28th meridian east

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 Peipus
56°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
Free State
28°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
claimed by  Norway

See also

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