43rd parallel north

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43rd parallel north

The 43rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 43 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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The South Dakota-Nebraska border 43rd parallel US.svg
The South Dakota-Nebraska border

On 21 June the sun averages, with negligible variance, its local maximum, 70.83 degrees in the sky. [1]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 0 minutes during the winter solstice. [2]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
43°0′N0°0′E / 43.000°N 0.000°E / 43.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of France.svg  France
43°0′N3°2′E / 43.000°N 3.033°E / 43.000; 3.033 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Lion
43°0′N6°10′E / 43.000°N 6.167°E / 43.000; 6.167 (France) Flag of France.svg  France Îles d'Hyères
43°0′N6°14′E / 43.000°N 6.233°E / 43.000; 6.233 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
43°0′N9°20′E / 43.000°N 9.333°E / 43.000; 9.333 (France) Flag of France.svg  France Island of Corsica
43°0′N9°27′E / 43.000°N 9.450°E / 43.000; 9.450 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just south of the island of Capraia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
43°0′N10°30′E / 43.000°N 10.500°E / 43.000; 10.500 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gallina
Grottammare
43°0′N13°52′E / 43.000°N 13.867°E / 43.000; 13.867 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea Passing just south of the island of Vis, Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Passing just north of the island of Korčula, Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
43°0′N17°2′E / 43.000°N 17.033°E / 43.000; 17.033 (Croatia) Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
43°0′N17°40′E / 43.000°N 17.667°E / 43.000; 17.667 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°0′N18°28′E / 43.000°N 18.467°E / 43.000; 18.467 (Montenegro) Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
43°0′N20°6′E / 43.000°N 20.100°E / 43.000; 20.100 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
43°0′N20°34′E / 43.000°N 20.567°E / 43.000; 20.567 (Kosovo/Serbia) Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo or Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia.
43°0′N21°14′E / 43.000°N 21.233°E / 43.000; 21.233 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia passing through Leskovac
43°0′N22°49′E / 43.000°N 22.817°E / 43.000; 22.817 (Bulgaria) Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
43°0′N27°54′E / 43.000°N 27.900°E / 43.000; 27.900 (Black Sea) Black Sea
43°0′N40°56′E / 43.000°N 40.933°E / 43.000; 40.933 (Abkhazia/Georgia) Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia or Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.

Passing through Sokhumi.

43°0′N41°54′E / 43.000°N 41.900°E / 43.000; 41.900 (Georgia) Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
43°0′N43°5′E / 43.000°N 43.083°E / 43.000; 43.083 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Passing through Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala
43°0′N47°28′E / 43.000°N 47.467°E / 43.000; 47.467 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea
43°0′N51°46′E / 43.000°N 51.767°E / 43.000; 51.767 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
43°0′N56°0′E / 43.000°N 56.000°E / 43.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
43°0′N65°46′E / 43.000°N 65.767°E / 43.000; 65.767 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan passing just north of Taraz
43°0′N73°33′E / 43.000°N 73.550°E / 43.000; 73.550 (Kyrgyzstan) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan passing just north of Bishkek
43°0′N74°43′E / 43.000°N 74.717°E / 43.000; 74.717 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
43°0′N80°23′E / 43.000°N 80.383°E / 43.000; 80.383 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
43°0′N96°10′E / 43.000°N 96.167°E / 43.000; 96.167 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
43°0′N110°40′E / 43.000°N 110.667°E / 43.000; 110.667 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Liaoning
Jilin (for about 26 km)
Liaoning (for about 14 km)
Jilin
43°0′N129°53′E / 43.000°N 129.883°E / 43.000; 129.883 (North Korea) Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea For about 5 km (county of Onsong)
43°0′N129°57′E / 43.000°N 129.950°E / 43.000; 129.950 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Jilin
43°0′N131°6′E / 43.000°N 131.100°E / 43.000; 131.100 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Primorsky Krai — passing just south of Vladivostok
43°0′N131°34′E / 43.000°N 131.567°E / 43.000; 131.567 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Amur Bay
43°0′N131°47′E / 43.000°N 131.783°E / 43.000; 131.783 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russky Island
43°0′N131°56′E / 43.000°N 131.933°E / 43.000; 131.933 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Ussuri Bay
43°0′N132°19′E / 43.000°N 132.317°E / 43.000; 132.317 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
43°0′N134°7′E / 43.000°N 134.117°E / 43.000; 134.117 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
43°0′N140°31′E / 43.000°N 140.517°E / 43.000; 140.517 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Hokkaidō — passing just south of Sapporo
43°0′N145°1′E / 43.000°N 145.017°E / 43.000; 145.017 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
43°0′N124°28′W / 43.000°N 124.467°W / 43.000; -124.467 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oregon - passing just north of Crater Lake
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota / Nebraska border
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin — passing south of Madison and through Milwaukee

The parallel 43° north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota. The parallel formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.

43°0′N87°53′W / 43.000°N 87.883°W / 43.000; -87.883 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan
43°0′N86°13′W / 43.000°N 86.217°W / 43.000; -86.217 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan - Passing through Grand Rapids and Flint
43°0′N82°25′W / 43.000°N 82.417°W / 43.000; -82.417 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario — passing through the cities of Sarnia, London, and Welland
43°0′N79°1′W / 43.000°N 79.017°W / 43.000; -79.017 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York - Passing through the University at Buffalo and Syracuse
Vermont
New Hampshire - passing through Manchester
43°0′N70°45′W / 43.000°N 70.750°W / 43.000; -70.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
43°0′N9°15′W / 43.000°N 9.250°W / 43.000; -9.250 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cee (province of A Coruña), Galiza
passing through Lugo, Galiza
Reinosa, Cantabria
43°0′N1°4′W / 43.000°N 1.067°W / 43.000; -1.067 (France) Flag of France.svg  France

See also

References

  1. See declination of the sun
  2. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.