44th meridian west

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44th meridian west

The meridian 44° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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.

The 44th meridian west forms a great ellipse 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 / 90.000°N 44.000°W / 90.000; -44.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 44°0′W / 83.683°N 44.000°W / 83.683; -44.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
83°14′N 44°0′W / 83.233°N 44.000°W / 83.233; -44.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Nansen Land
82°50′N 44°0′W / 82.833°N 44.000°W / 82.833; -44.000 (J.P. Koch Fjord) J.P. Koch Fjord
82°46′N 44°0′W / 82.767°N 44.000°W / 82.767; -44.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Freuchen Land
82°25′N 44°0′W / 82.417°N 44.000°W / 82.417; -44.000 (Nordenskiöld Fjord) Nordenskiöld Fjord
82°18′N 44°0′W / 82.300°N 44.000°W / 82.300; -44.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Mainland
60°10′N 44°0′W / 60.167°N 44.000°W / 60.167; -44.000 (Prince Christian Sound) Prince Christian Sound
59°58′N 44°0′W / 59.967°N 44.000°W / 59.967; -44.000 (Greenland)  Greenland Sammisoq and Egger Island
59°49′N 44°0′W / 59.817°N 44.000°W / 59.817; -44.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
2°38′S 44°0′W / 2.633°S 44.000°W / -2.633; -44.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Maranhão
Piauí — 6°46′S 44°0′W / 6.767°S 44.000°W / -6.767; -44.000 (Piauí)
Bahia — 10°25′S 44°0′W / 10.417°S 44.000°W / -10.417; -44.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — 14°16′S 44°0′W / 14.267°S 44.000°W / -14.267; -44.000 (Minas Gerais), passing just west of Belo Horizonte (at 19°55′S 43°56′W / 19.917°S 43.933°W / -19.917; -43.933 (Belo Horizonte))
Rio de Janeiro — 22°10′S 44°0′W / 22.167°S 44.000°W / -22.167; -44.000 (Rio de Janeiro)
22°57′S 44°0′W / 22.950°S 44.000°W / -22.950; -44.000 (Sepetiba Bay) Sepetiba Bay
23°5′S 44°0′W / 23.083°S 44.000°W / -23.083; -44.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio de Janeiro — Restinga da Marambaia (sandbank)
23°6′S 44°0′W / 23.100°S 44.000°W / -23.100; -44.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 44°0′W / 60.000°S 44.000°W / -60.000; -44.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°16′S 44°0′W / 78.267°S 44.000°W / -78.267; -44.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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