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.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian west passes through: