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.

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44th meridian east

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	Arctic Ocean
80°34′N 44°0′E	Barents Sea
68°33′N 44°0′E	Russia	Kanin Peninsula
68°23′N 44°0′E	White Sea
67°34′N 44°0′E	Russia	Kanin Peninsula
67°10′N 44°0′E	White Sea	Mezen Bay
66°5′N 44°0′E	Russia	Passing through Nizhny Novgorod
42°35′N 44°0′E	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	Georgia
41°10′N 44°0′E	Armenia
40°1′N 44°0′E	Turkey
37°18′N 44°0′E	Iraq	Passing just west of Erbil
29°44′N 44°0′E	Saudi Arabia
17°22′N 44°0′E	Yemen
12°36′N 44°0′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden
10°39′N 44°0′E	Somalia	Somaliland - passing just west of Hargeisa
9°0′N 44°0′E	Ethiopia
4°57′N 44°0′E	Somalia
1°5′N 44°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing between the islands of Mohéli and Anjouan, Comoros
17°21′S 44°0′E	Madagascar
17°44′S 44°0′E	Indian Ocean
20°45′S 44°0′E	Madagascar
24°51′S 44°0′E	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 44°0′E	Southern Ocean
68°2′S 44°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 43rd meridian east
• 45th meridian east