44th meridian west From Pole to Pole See also Navigation menuOpenStreetMapKMLGPX90°0′N 44°0′W / 90.000°N 44.000°W / 90.000; -44.000 (Arctic Ocean)83°41′N 44°0′W / 83.683°N 44.000°W / 83.683; -44.000 (Lincoln Sea)83°14′N 44°0′W / 83.233°N 44.000°W / 83.233; -44.000 (Greenland)82°50′N 44°0′W / 82.833°N 44.000°W / 82.833; -44.000 (J.P. Koch Fjord)82°46′N 44°0′W / 82.767°N 44.000°W / 82.767; -44.000 (Greenland)82°25′N 44°0′W / 82.417°N 44.000°W / 82.417; -44.000 (Nordenskiöld Fjord)82°18′N 44°0′W / 82.300°N 44.000°W / 82.300; -44.000 (Greenland)60°10′N 44°0′W / 60.167°N 44.000°W / 60.167; -44.000 (Prince Christian Sound)59°58′N 44°0′W / 59.967°N 44.000°W / 59.967; -44.000 (Greenland)59°49′N 44°0′W / 59.817°N 44.000°W / 59.817; -44.000 (Atlantic Ocean)2°38′S 44°0′W / 2.633°S 44.000°W / -2.633; -44.000 (Brazil)6°46′S 44°0′W / 6.767°S 44.000°W / -6.767; -44.000 (Piauí)10°25′S 44°0′W / 10.417°S 44.000°W / -10.417; -44.000 (Bahia)14°16′S 44°0′W / 14.267°S 44.000°W / -14.267; -44.000 (Minas Gerais)19°55′S 43°56′W / 19.917°S 43.933°W / -19.917; -43.933 (Belo Horizonte)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)23°5′S 44°0′W / 23.083°S 44.000°W / -23.083; -44.000 (Brazil)23°6′S 44°0′W / 23.100°S 44.000°W / -23.100; -44.000 (Atlantic Ocean)60°0′S 44°0′W / 60.000°S 44.000°W / -60.000; -44.000 (Southern Ocean)78°16′S 44°0′W / 78.267°S 44.000°W / -78.267; -44.000 (Antarctica)e
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44°
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:
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)
GreenlandMainland
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
- 43rd meridian west
- 45th meridian west