28th meridian east

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:
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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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| Leningrad Oblast Pskov Oblast — from , passing through Lake Peipus
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| 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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| The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba
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| Limpopo North West Gauteng - passing through Johannesburg, west of the city centre Free State
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| Eastern Cape
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| Queen Maud Land, claimed by
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See also
27th meridian east
29th meridian east
e028 meridian east