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.
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
Arctic Ocean
 Greenland Northern Peary Land
Frederick E. Hyde Fjord
 Greenland Southern Peary Land
Independence Fjord
 Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again
Atlantic Ocean
 Portugal Island of Graciosa
Atlantic Ocean
 Portugal Island of São Jorge
Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Pico Island,  Portugal
Passing just east of Leskov Island,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also