44th meridian east

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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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 44°0′E / 90.000°N 44.000°E / 90.000; 44.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°34′N 44°0′E / 80.567°N 44.000°E / 80.567; 44.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
68°33′N 44°0′E / 68.550°N 44.000°E / 68.550; 44.000 (Russia)  Russia Kanin Peninsula
68°23′N 44°0′E / 68.383°N 44.000°E / 68.383; 44.000 (White Sea) White Sea
67°34′N 44°0′E / 67.567°N 44.000°E / 67.567; 44.000 (Russia)  Russia Kanin Peninsula
67°10′N 44°0′E / 67.167°N 44.000°E / 67.167; 44.000 (White Sea) White Sea Mezen Bay
66°5′N 44°0′E / 66.083°N 44.000°E / 66.083; 44.000 (Russia)  Russia Passing through Nizhny Novgorod
42°35′N 44°0′E / 42.583°N 44.000°E / 42.583; 44.000 (South Ossetia/Georgia)  South Ossetia or  Georgia South Ossetia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.
42°11′N 44°0′E / 42.183°N 44.000°E / 42.183; 44.000 (Georgia)  Georgia
41°10′N 44°0′E / 41.167°N 44.000°E / 41.167; 44.000 (Armenia)  Armenia
40°1′N 44°0′E / 40.017°N 44.000°E / 40.017; 44.000 (Turkey)  Turkey
37°18′N 44°0′E / 37.300°N 44.000°E / 37.300; 44.000 (Iraq)  Iraq Passing just west of Erbil
29°44′N 44°0′E / 29.733°N 44.000°E / 29.733; 44.000 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
17°22′N 44°0′E / 17.367°N 44.000°E / 17.367; 44.000 (Yemen)  Yemen
12°36′N 44°0′E / 12.600°N 44.000°E / 12.600; 44.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden
10°39′N 44°0′E / 10.650°N 44.000°E / 10.650; 44.000 (Somalia)  Somalia Somaliland - passing just west of Hargeisa
9°0′N 44°0′E / 9.000°N 44.000°E / 9.000; 44.000 (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia
4°57′N 44°0′E / 4.950°N 44.000°E / 4.950; 44.000 (Somalia)  Somalia
1°5′N 44°0′E / 1.083°N 44.000°E / 1.083; 44.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing between the islands of Mohéli and Anjouan,  Comoros
17°21′S 44°0′E / 17.350°S 44.000°E / -17.350; 44.000 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
17°44′S 44°0′E / 17.733°S 44.000°E / -17.733; 44.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
20°45′S 44°0′E / 20.750°S 44.000°E / -20.750; 44.000 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
24°51′S 44°0′E / 24.850°S 44.000°E / -24.850; 44.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 44°0′E / 60.000°S 44.000°E / -60.000; 44.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°2′S 44°0′E / 68.033°S 44.000°E / -68.033; 44.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Norway

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