44th parallel north

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44th parallel north

The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude, astronomically, the sun is visible circa 15 hours 29 minutes before the dawn during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice. ^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
44°0′N0°0′E / 44.000°N 0.000°E / 44.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	France	Passing through Montauban
44°0′N7°39′E / 44.000°N 7.650°E / 44.000; 7.650 (Italy)	Italy
44°0′N8°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E / 44.000; 8.167 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Genoa
44°0′N10°6′E / 44.000°N 10.100°E / 44.000; 10.100 (Italy)	Italy	Passing just north of   San Marino
44°0′N12°40′E / 44.000°N 12.667°E / 44.000; 12.667 (Adriatic Sea)	Adriatic Sea
44°0′N15°2′E / 44.000°N 15.033°E / 44.000; 15.033 (Croatia)	Croatia	Islands of Dugi Otok, Pašman, and the mainland
44°0′N16°32′E / 44.000°N 16.533°E / 44.000; 16.533 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N19°14′E / 44.000°N 19.233°E / 44.000; 19.233 (Serbia)	Serbia	For about 3 km
44°0′N19°16′E / 44.000°N 19.267°E / 44.000; 19.267 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N19°34′E / 44.000°N 19.567°E / 44.000; 19.567 (Serbia)	Serbia	Passing through Kragujevac
44°0′N22°25′E / 44.000°N 22.417°E / 44.000; 22.417 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria	Passing through Vidin
44°0′N22°55′E / 44.000°N 22.917°E / 44.000; 22.917 (Romania)	Romania	Passing just north of Alexandria
44°0′N26°13′E / 44.000°N 26.217°E / 44.000; 26.217 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
44°0′N27°41′E / 44.000°N 27.683°E / 44.000; 27.683 (Romania)	Romania	For about 15 km
44°0′N27°53′E / 44.000°N 27.883°E / 44.000; 27.883 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria	For about 4 km
44°0′N27°56′E / 44.000°N 27.933°E / 44.000; 27.933 (Romania)	Romania
44°0′N28°40′E / 44.000°N 28.667°E / 44.000; 28.667 (Black Sea)	Black Sea
44°0′N39°11′E / 44.000°N 39.183°E / 44.000; 39.183 (Russia)	Russia	Passing just south of Pyatigorsk
44°0′N47°23′E / 44.000°N 47.383°E / 44.000; 47.383 (Caspian Sea)	Caspian Sea	Passing just north of Chechen Island,   Russia
44°0′N50°55′E / 44.000°N 50.917°E / 44.000; 50.917 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
44°0′N56°0′E / 44.000°N 56.000°E / 44.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan)	Uzbekistan
44°0′N61°26′E / 44.000°N 61.433°E / 44.000; 61.433 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
44°0′N80°27′E / 44.000°N 80.450°E / 44.000; 80.450 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang — passing about 22 km north of Ürümqi
44°0′N95°30′E / 44.000°N 95.500°E / 44.000; 95.500 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
44°0′N111°50′E / 44.000°N 111.833°E / 44.000; 111.833 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Jilin — passing just north of Changchun Heilongjiang Jilin - for about 2 km Heilongjiang - for <1 km Jilin - for about 10 km Heilongjiang Jilin - for about 5 km Heilongjiang
44°0′N131°15′E / 44.000°N 131.250°E / 44.000; 131.250 (Russia)	Russia
44°0′N135°32′E / 44.000°N 135.533°E / 44.000; 135.533 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
44°0′N141°39′E / 44.000°N 141.650°E / 44.000; 141.650 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Hokkaidō: — Hokkaidō Prefecture
44°0′N144°17′E / 44.000°N 144.283°E / 44.000; 144.283 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
44°0′N144°54′E / 44.000°N 144.900°E / 44.000; 144.900 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Hokkaidō: — Hokkaidō Prefecture - Shiretoko Peninsula
44°0′N145°10′E / 44.000°N 145.167°E / 44.000; 145.167 (Nemuro Strait)	Nemuro Strait
44°0′N145°39′E / 44.000°N 145.650°E / 44.000; 145.650 (Kuril Islands)	Kuril Islands	Kunashir Island, administered by   Russia but claimed by   Japan
44°0′N145°48′E / 44.000°N 145.800°E / 44.000; 145.800 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of the island of Shikotan, administered by   Russia, claimed by   Japan
44°0′N124°8′W / 44.000°N 124.133°W / 44.000; -124.133 (United States)	United States	44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States Oregon - passing just south of Eugene and Bend Idaho Wyoming South Dakota - passing just south of Rapid City Minnesota - passing through Rochester Wisconsin - passing through Oshkosh
44°0′N87°41′W / 44.000°N 87.683°W / 44.000; -87.683 (Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
44°0′N86°28′W / 44.000°N 86.467°W / 44.000; -86.467 (United States)	United States	Michigan
44°0′N83°59′W / 44.000°N 83.983°W / 44.000; -83.983 (United States)	Lake Huron	Saginaw Bay – territorial waters of the United States
44°0′N83°00′W / 44.000°N 83.000°W / 44.000; -83.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan – Northern Tip of The Thumb
44°0′N82°45′W / 44.000°N 82.750°W / 44.000; -82.750 (Lake Huron)	Lake Huron
44°0′N81°44′W / 44.000°N 81.733°W / 44.000; -81.733 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario – passing through Aurora, rural Oshawa, and Picton in Prince Edward County
44°0′N77°0′W / 44.000°N 77.000°W / 44.000; -77.000 (Lake Ontario)	Lake Ontario
44°0′N76°16′W / 44.000°N 76.267°W / 44.000; -76.267 (United States)	United States	New York - passing just north of Watertown Vermont - passing through Middlebury New Hampshire Maine - passing just south of Auburn
44°0′N69°8′W / 44.000°N 69.133°W / 44.000; -69.133 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Maine - passing just south of Vinalhaven Island and Isle au Haut, Maine,   United States
44°0′N66°9′W / 44.000°N 66.150°W / 44.000; -66.150 (Canada)	Canada	Nova Scotia
44°0′N64°40′W / 44.000°N 64.667°W / 44.000; -64.667 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N59°46′W / 44.000°N 59.767°W / 44.000; -59.767 (Canada)	Canada	Nova Scotia - Sable Island
44°0′N59°45′W / 44.000°N 59.750°W / 44.000; -59.750 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N1°21′W / 44.000°N 1.350°W / 44.000; -1.350 (France)	France

See also

• 43rd parallel north
• 45th parallel north

References

1. "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.