28th meridian west

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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.

The 28th meridian west forms a great circle with the 152nd meridian east.

In Antarctica the meridian defines the eastern limit of Brazil's unofficial territorial claim.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 28°0′W / 90.000°N 28.000°W	Arctic Ocean
83°28′N 28°0′W / 83.467°N 28.000°W	Greenland	Northern Peary Land
83°9′N 28°0′W / 83.150°N 28.000°W	Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
83°5′N 28°0′W / 83.083°N 28.000°W	Greenland	Southern Peary Land
82°11′N 28°0′W / 82.183°N 28.000°W	Independence Fjord
82°2′N 28°0′W / 82.033°N 28.000°W	Greenland	Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again
68°35′N 28°0′W / 68.583°N 28.000°W	Atlantic Ocean
39°5′N 28°0′W / 39.083°N 28.000°W	Portugal	Island of Graciosa, Azores
39°1′N 28°0′W / 39.017°N 28.000°W	Atlantic Ocean
38°39′N 28°0′W / 38.650°N 28.000°W	Portugal	Island of São Jorge, Azores
38°36′N 28°0′W / 38.600°N 28.000°W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of Pico Island, Azores,  Portugal (at 38°25′N 28°2′W / 38.417°N 28.033°W) 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)
60°0′S 28°0′W / 60.000°S 28.000°W	Southern Ocean
76°13′S 28°0′W / 76.217°S 28.000°W	Antarctica	Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 27th meridian west
• 29th meridian west