44th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 44° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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.
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44th meridian west (interactive map)
The 44th meridian west forms a great ellipse 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 Arctic Ocean 83°41′N 44°0′W Lincoln Sea 83°14′N 44°0′W 
GreenlandNansen Land 82°50′N 44°0′W J.P. Koch Fjord 82°46′N 44°0′W GreenlandFreuchen Land 82°25′N 44°0′W Nordenskiöld Fjord 82°18′N 44°0′W GreenlandMainland 60°10′N 44°0′W Prince Christian Sound 59°58′N 44°0′W GreenlandSammisoq and Egger Island 59°49′N 44°0′W Atlantic Ocean 2°38′S 44°0′W 
BrazilMaranhão
Piauí — 6°46′S 44°0′W
Bahia — 10°25′S 44°0′W
Minas Gerais — 14°16′S 44°0′W, passing just west of Belo Horizonte (at 19°55′S 43°56′W)
Rio de Janeiro — 22°10′S 44°0′W22°57′S 44°0′W Sepetiba Bay 23°5′S 44°0′W BrazilRio de Janeiro — Restinga da Marambaia (sandbank) 23°6′S 44°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 44°0′W Southern Ocean 78°16′S 44°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
