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.
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28th meridian west
The 28th meridian west forms a great circle with the 152nd meridian east.
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 Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 28°0′W 
GreenlandNorthern Peary Land 83°9′N 28°0′W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°5′N 28°0′W GreenlandSouthern Peary Land 82°11′N 28°0′W Independence Fjord 82°2′N 28°0′W GreenlandMainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°35′N 28°0′W Atlantic Ocean 39°5′N 28°0′W 
PortugalIsland of Graciosa, Azores 39°1′N 28°0′W Atlantic Ocean 38°39′N 28°0′W PortugalIsland of São Jorge, Azores 38°36′N 28°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Pico Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°25′N 28°2′W)
Passing just east of Leskov Island,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°40′S 28°9′W)60°0′S 28°0′W Southern Ocean 76°13′S 28°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); and the eastern limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by 
Brazil
See also
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