44th meridian west

The meridian 44° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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44th meridian west

The 44th meridian west forms a great circle with the 136th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 44th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 44°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 44°0′W	Lincoln Sea
83°14′N 44°0′W	Greenland	Nansen Land
82°50′N 44°0′W	J.P. Koch Fjord
82°46′N 44°0′W	Greenland	Freuchen Land
82°25′N 44°0′W	Nordenskiöld Fjord
82°18′N 44°0′W	Greenland	Mainland
60°10′N 44°0′W	Prince Christian Sound
59°58′N 44°0′W	Greenland	Sammisoq and Egger Island
59°49′N 44°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
2°38′S 44°0′W	Brazil	Maranhão Piauí — 6°46′S 44°0′W Bahia — 10°25′S 44°0′W Minas Gerais — 14°16′S 44°0′W, passing just west of Belo Horizonte (at 19°55′S 43°56′W) Rio de Janeiro — 22°10′S 44°0′W
22°57′S 44°0′W	Sepetiba Bay
23°5′S 44°0′W	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro — Restinga da Marambaia (sandbank)
23°6′S 44°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 44°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°16′S 44°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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