From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 28th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 28°0′W / 90.000°N 28.000°W / 90.000; -28.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 28°0′W / 83.467°N 28.000°W / 83.467; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland Northern Peary Land 83°9′N 28°0′W / 83.150°N 28.000°W / 83.150; -28.000 (Frederick E. Hyde Fjord) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°5′N 28°0′W / 83.083°N 28.000°W / 83.083; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland Southern Peary Land 82°11′N 28°0′W / 82.183°N 28.000°W / 82.183; -28.000 (Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°2′N 28°0′W / 82.033°N 28.000°W / 82.033; -28.000 (Greenland) Greenland Mainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°35′N 28°0′W / 68.583°N 28.000°W / 68.583; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 39°5′N 28°0′W / 39.083°N 28.000°W / 39.083; -28.000 (Portugal) Portugal Island of Graciosa, Azores 39°1′N 28°0′W / 39.017°N 28.000°W / 39.017; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 38°39′N 28°0′W / 38.650°N 28.000°W / 38.650; -28.000 (Portugal) Portugal Island of São Jorge, Azores 38°36′N 28°0′W / 38.600°N 28.000°W / 38.600; -28.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Pico Island, Azores, Portugal (at 38°25′N 28°2′W / 38.417°N 28.033°W / 38.417; -28.033 (Pico Island))
Passing just east of Leskov Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (at 56°40′S 28°9′W / 56.667°S 28.150°W / -56.667; -28.150 (Leskov Island))60°0′S 28°0′W / 60.000°S 28.000°W / -60.000; -28.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°13′S 28°0′W / 76.217°S 28.000°W / -76.217; -28.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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