# 28th meridian east

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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 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 Limpopo North West Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre 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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway