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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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 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 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) Greenland Mainland and Sangmissoq 60°4′N 44°0′W / 60.067°N 44.000°W / 60.067; -44.000 (unknown) waterbody with unknown name 59°58′N 44°0′W / 59.967°N 44.000°W / 59.967; -44.000 (Greenland) Greenland Eggers 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)
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