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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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 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 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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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