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28th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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:

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Island of Storøya, Svalbard
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Island of Kongsøya, Svalbard
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Leningrad Oblast
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| ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Leningrad Oblast Pskov Oblast — from , passing through Lake Peipus |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Black Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

For about 8 km

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109 km Thrace
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385 km. Anatolia
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10 km. Datça Peninsula
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Island of Rhodes
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| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | Abyei

Area controlled by , and claimed by

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The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba

| ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Limpopo North West Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre Free State |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" |

Eastern Cape
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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