47th parallel north

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47th parallel north

The 47th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 47 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, 54 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice. [1] This is the northern limit of the visibility of the star θ Scorpii and thus of the 'tail' of the constellation Scorpius.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
47°0′N0°0′E / 47.000°N 0.000°E / 47.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of France.svg  France Passing just south of Nantes, Montsoreau and Bourges
47°0′N6°38′E / 47.000°N 6.633°E / 47.000; 6.633 (Switzerland) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Passing just north of Bern
47°0′N9°53′E / 47.000°N 9.883°E / 47.000; 9.883 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
47°0′N10°23′E / 47.000°N 10.383°E / 47.000; 10.383 (Switzerland) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland For roughly 300 meters at Grübelekopf
47°0′N10°23′E / 47.000°N 10.383°E / 47.000; 10.383 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
47°0′N11°27′E / 47.000°N 11.450°E / 47.000; 11.450 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy For about 4 km
47°0′N11°31′E / 47.000°N 11.517°E / 47.000; 11.517 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria For about 3 km
47°0′N11°34′E / 47.000°N 11.567°E / 47.000; 11.567 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy For about 7 km
47°0′N11°39′E / 47.000°N 11.650°E / 47.000; 11.650 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria For about 14 km
47°0′N11°50′E / 47.000°N 11.833°E / 47.000; 11.833 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
47°0′N12°8′E / 47.000°N 12.133°E / 47.000; 12.133 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
47°0′N16°17′E / 47.000°N 16.283°E / 47.000; 16.283 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Passing through Lake Balaton
47°0′N21°42′E / 47.000°N 21.700°E / 47.000; 21.700 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Passing just south of Oradea and Iași
47°0′N28°5′E / 47.000°N 28.083°E / 47.000; 28.083 (Moldova) Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Passing through Chișinău
Passing through Transnistria
47°0′N29°36′E / 47.000°N 29.600°E / 47.000; 29.600 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Odesa Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast — passing through Mykolaiv
Kherson Oblast — passing through Kakhovka Reservoir
Zaporizhzhia Oblast — passing just north of Melitopol
Donetsk Oblast — passing through Bilosarayska Spit
47°0′N37°27′E / 47.000°N 37.450°E / 47.000; 37.450 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay
47°0′N39°1′E / 47.000°N 39.017°E / 47.000; 39.017 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
47°0′N48°47′E / 47.000°N 48.783°E / 47.000; 48.783 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Just passing through the northern end of the Caspian Sea
47°0′N82°56′E / 47.000°N 82.933°E / 47.000; 82.933 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
47°0′N83°53′E / 47.000°N 83.883°E / 47.000; 83.883 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
47°0′N84°19′E / 47.000°N 84.317°E / 47.000; 84.317 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang - for about 11 km
47°0′N84°27′E / 47.000°N 84.450°E / 47.000; 84.450 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
47°0′N85°10′E / 47.000°N 85.167°E / 47.000; 85.167 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
47°0′N90°44′E / 47.000°N 90.733°E / 47.000; 90.733 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
47°0′N119°48′E / 47.000°N 119.800°E / 47.000; 119.800 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
47°0′N134°5′E / 47.000°N 134.083°E / 47.000; 134.083 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
47°0′N138°33′E / 47.000°N 138.550°E / 47.000; 138.550 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
47°0′N142°1′E / 47.000°N 142.017°E / 47.000; 142.017 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakhalin island
47°0′N143°4′E / 47.000°N 143.067°E / 47.000; 143.067 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
47°0′N152°4′E / 47.000°N 152.067°E / 47.000; 152.067 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Island of Simushir, Kuril Islands
47°0′N152°10′E / 47.000°N 152.167°E / 47.000; 152.167 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
47°0′N120°5′W / 47.000°N 120.083°W / 47.000; -120.083 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington - Ellensburg
47°0′N96°49′W / 47.000°N 96.817°W / 47.000; -96.817 (Red River of the North) Red River of the North North Dakota - crosses state line with Minnesota
on the Red River of the North near Fargo
47°0′N92°0′W / 47.000°N 92.000°W / 47.000; -92.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota - intersects 92nd Meridian W near Duluth
47°0′N91°41′W / 47.000°N 91.683°W / 47.000; -91.683 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Minnesota - crosses over North Shore of
Lake Superior at Two Harbors
47°0′N90°46′W / 47.000°N 90.767°W / 47.000; -90.767 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin - Apostle Islands
47°0′N90°25′W / 47.000°N 90.417°W / 47.000; -90.417 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior
47°0′N88°57′W / 47.000°N 88.950°W / 47.000; -88.950 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan - Keweenaw Peninsula
47°0′N88°23′W / 47.000°N 88.383°W / 47.000; -88.383 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior
47°0′N84°47′W / 47.000°N 84.783°W / 47.000; -84.783 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario
Quebec - passing just north of Montmagny
47°0′N69°41′W / 47.000°N 69.683°W / 47.000; -69.683 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maine
47°0′N67°47′W / 47.000°N 67.783°W / 47.000; -67.783 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New Brunswick
47°0′N64°49′W / 47.000°N 64.817°W / 47.000; -64.817 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait
47°0′N64°4′W / 47.000°N 64.067°W / 47.000; -64.067 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Prince Edward Island
47°0′N64°0′W / 47.000°N 64.000°W / 47.000; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
47°0′N60°40′W / 47.000°N 60.667°W / 47.000; -60.667 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island
47°0′N60°25′W / 47.000°N 60.417°W / 47.000; -60.417 (Cabot Strait) Cabot Strait
47°0′N59°28′W / 47.000°N 59.467°W / 47.000; -59.467 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N56°22′W / 47.000°N 56.367°W / 47.000; -56.367 (St Pierre & Miquelon) Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon Miquelon Island
47°0′N56°17′W / 47.000°N 56.283°W / 47.000; -56.283 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N55°59′W / 47.000°N 55.983°W / 47.000; -55.983 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N55°12′W / 47.000°N 55.200°W / 47.000; -55.200 (Placentia Bay) Placentia Bay
47°0′N54°10′W / 47.000°N 54.167°W / 47.000; -54.167 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N52°54′W / 47.000°N 52.900°W / 47.000; -52.900 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N2°17′W / 47.000°N 2.283°W / 47.000; -2.283 (France) Flag of France.svg  France Belle-Île-en-Mer and Île de Noirmoutier and mainland

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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.