46th parallel north

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In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between Washington and Oregon. 46th parallel US.svg
In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between Washington and Oregon.
In the Kazakhstan, the parallel defines part of the border between Karaganda Region, South Kazakhstan Region and Jambyl Region. 46th parallel KZ.png
In the Kazakhstan, the parallel defines part of the border between Karaganda Region, South Kazakhstan Region and Jambyl Region.

The 46th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 46 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 38 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
46°0′N0°0′E / 46.000°N 0.000°E / 46.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of France.svg  France
46°0′N7°0′E / 46.000°N 7.000°E / 46.000; 7.000 (Switzerland) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
46°0′N7°53′E / 46.000°N 7.883°E / 46.000; 7.883 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Passing through Lake Maggiore near Luino
46°0′N8°49′E / 46.000°N 8.817°E / 46.000; 8.817 (Switzerland) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Passing through Lake Lugano
46°0′N9°1′E / 46.000°N 9.017°E / 46.000; 9.017 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Passing through Lake Como
46°0′N13°29′E / 46.000°N 13.483°E / 46.000; 13.483 (Slovenia) Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Passing just south of Ljubljana
46°0′N15°42′E / 46.000°N 15.700°E / 46.000; 15.700 (Croatia) Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
46°0′N17°18′E / 46.000°N 17.300°E / 46.000; 17.300 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
46°0′N19°4′E / 46.000°N 19.067°E / 46.000; 19.067 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia For about 7 km
46°0′N19°9′E / 46.000°N 19.150°E / 46.000; 19.150 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary For about 4 km
46°0′N19°12′E / 46.000°N 19.200°E / 46.000; 19.200 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia For about 2 km
46°0′N19°14′E / 46.000°N 19.233°E / 46.000; 19.233 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary For about 5 km
46°0′N19°18′E / 46.000°N 19.300°E / 46.000; 19.300 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia passing just south of Subotica
46°0′N20°22′E / 46.000°N 20.367°E / 46.000; 20.367 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
46°0′N28°6′E / 46.000°N 28.100°E / 46.000; 28.100 (Moldova) Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
46°0′N28°55′E / 46.000°N 28.917°E / 46.000; 28.917 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Odesa Oblast — passing just south of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
46°0′N30°22′E / 46.000°N 30.367°E / 46.000; 30.367 (Black Sea) Black Sea
46°0′N33°37′E / 46.000°N 33.617°E / 46.000; 33.617 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by Flag of Russia.svg  Russia) — passing just south of Armiansk
Kherson Oblast — passing through Chonhar peninsula and Arabat Spit
46°0′N34°51′E / 46.000°N 34.850°E / 46.000; 34.850 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov
46°0′N37°56′E / 46.000°N 37.933°E / 46.000; 37.933 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
46°0′N48°55′E / 46.000°N 48.917°E / 46.000; 48.917 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea
46°0′N52°55′E / 46.000°N 52.917°E / 46.000; 52.917 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Passing through the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash
46°0′N82°30′E / 46.000°N 82.500°E / 46.000; 82.500 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
46°0′N91°0′E / 46.000°N 91.000°E / 46.000; 91.000 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
46°0′N116°18′E / 46.000°N 116.300°E / 46.000; 116.300 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Jilin - for about 7 km
Inner Mongolia
Jilin
Heilongjiang — passing about 30 km north of Harbin
46°0′N133°41′E / 46.000°N 133.683°E / 46.000; 133.683 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Primorsky Krai
46°0′N137°51′E / 46.000°N 137.850°E / 46.000; 137.850 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
46°0′N141°58′E / 46.000°N 141.967°E / 46.000; 141.967 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakhalin island
46°0′N142°7′E / 46.000°N 142.117°E / 46.000; 142.117 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
46°0′N149°56′E / 46.000°N 149.933°E / 46.000; 149.933 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Island of Urup, Kuril Islands
46°0′N150°13′E / 46.000°N 150.217°E / 46.000; 150.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
46°0′N123°56′W / 46.000°N 123.933°W / 46.000; -123.933 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oregon
Washington
Washington/Oregon border
Idaho
Montana - passing through Butte
North Dakota (just north of the border with South Dakota)
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
46°0′N85°37′W / 46.000°N 85.617°W / 46.000; -85.617 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan
46°0′N85°0′W / 46.000°N 85.000°W / 46.000; -85.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan - Upper Peninsula and Drummond Island
46°0′N83°30′W / 46.000°N 83.500°W / 46.000; -83.500 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron North Channel - passing just north of Cockburn Island and Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
46°0′N82°13′W / 46.000°N 82.217°W / 46.000; -82.217 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario
Quebec - passing just south of Sorel-Tracy
46°0′N70°17′W / 46.000°N 70.283°W / 46.000; -70.283 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maine
46°0′N67°47′W / 46.000°N 67.783°W / 46.000; -67.783 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New Brunswick - passing just north of Fredericton
Nova Scotia (for about 2 km)
46°0′N64°0′W / 46.000°N 64.000°W / 46.000; -64.000 (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait
46°0′N62°54′W / 46.000°N 62.900°W / 46.000; -62.900 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Prince Edward Island
46°0′N62°28′W / 46.000°N 62.467°W / 46.000; -62.467 (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait
46°0′N61°33′W / 46.000°N 61.550°W / 46.000; -61.550 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island
46°0′N59°51′W / 46.000°N 59.850°W / 46.000; -59.850 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
46°0′N1°23′W / 46.000°N 1.383°W / 46.000; -1.383 (France) Flag of France.svg  France Île d'Oléron and the mainland

See also

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.
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