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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.68333°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.68333°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 83.23333°N, -44°W
 * 83.23333°N, -44°W
 * Nansen Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.83333°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.83333°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.76667°N, -44°W
 * 82.76667°N, -44°W
 * Freuchen Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.41667°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 82.41667°N, -44°W
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 * 82.3°N, -44°W
 * 82.3°N, -44°W
 * Mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.16667°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.16667°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 59.96667°N, -44°W
 * 59.96667°N, -44°W
 * Sammisoq and Egger Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.81667°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.81667°N, -44°W
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 * -2.63333°N, -44°W
 * Maranhão Piauí — -6.76667°N, -44°W Bahia — -10.41667°N, -44°W Minas Gerais — -14.26667°N, -44°W, passing just west of Belo Horizonte (at -19.91667°N, -43.93333°W) Rio de Janeiro — -22.16667°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -22.95°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -22.95°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -23.08333°N, -44°W
 * -23.08333°N, -44°W
 * Rio de Janeiro — Restinga da Marambaia (sandbank)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -23.1°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -23.1°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -44°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -44°W
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 * -78.26667°N, -44°W
 * Claimed by both 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)
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