28th meridian west
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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.
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°N 28°W Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 28°0′W / 83.467°N 28°W 
GreenlandNorthern Peary Land 83°9′N 28°0′W / 83.15°N 28°W Frederick E. Hyde Fjord 83°5′N 28°0′W / 83.083°N 28°W GreenlandSouthern Peary Land 82°11′N 28°0′W / 82.183°N 28°W Independence Fjord 82°2′N 28°0′W / 82.033°N 28°W GreenlandMainland, the island of Milne Land and the mainland again 68°35′N 28°0′W / 68.583°N 28°W Atlantic Ocean 39°5′N 28°0′W / 39.083°N 28°W 
PortugalIsland of Graciosa 39°1′N 28°0′W / 39.017°N 28°W Atlantic Ocean 38°39′N 28°0′W / 38.65°N 28°W PortugalIsland of São Jorge 38°36′N 28°0′W / 38.6°N 28°W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Pico Island, Portugal
Passing just east of Leskov Island,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands60°0′S 28°0′W / 60°S 28°W Southern Ocean 76°13′S 28°0′W / 76.217°S 28°W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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