44th meridian east

The meridian 44° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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

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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.56667°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.56667°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 68.55°N, 44°W
 * 68.55°N, 44°W
 * Kanin Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.38333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.38333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 67.56667°N, 44°W
 * 67.56667°N, 44°W
 * Kanin Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.16667°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.16667°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mezen Bay
 * 66.08333°N, 44°W
 * 66.08333°N, 44°W
 * Passing through Nizhny Novgorod
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 * 42.58333°N, 44°W
 * South Ossetia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.
 * 42.18333°N, 44°W
 * 42.18333°N, 44°W
 * 41.16667°N, 44°W
 * 41.16667°N, 44°W
 * 41.16667°N, 44°W
 * 40.01667°N, 44°W
 * 40.01667°N, 44°W
 * 40.01667°N, 44°W
 * 37.3°N, 44°W
 * 37.3°N, 44°W
 * 37.3°N, 44°W
 * Passing just west of Erbil
 * 29.73333°N, 44°W
 * 29.73333°N, 44°W
 * 17.36667°N, 44°W
 * 17.36667°N, 44°W
 * 17.36667°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.6°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.6°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.6°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Aden
 * 10.65°N, 44°W
 * 10.65°N, 44°W
 * Somaliland - passing just west of Hargeisa
 * 9°N, 44°W
 * 9°N, 44°W
 * 4.95°N, 44°W
 * 4.95°N, 44°W
 * 4.95°N, 44°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.08333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.08333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Mohéli and Anjouan, 🇰🇲
 * -17.35°N, 44°W
 * -17.35°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.73333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.73333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.73333°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -20.75°N, 44°W
 * -20.75°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -24.85°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -24.85°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -24.85°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -68.03333°N, 44°W
 * -68.03333°N, 44°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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