44th meridian east
# 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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
