48th parallel north

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The 48th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 48 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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In Canada the parallel forms part of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick.

Ships heading north along the coast of Washington toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca must make radio contact with Canadian Coast Guard vessel traffic service upon crossing the 48th parallel.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 3 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice. If the latitude in the northern hemisphere is 48º50' or smaller, it is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of July. At the latitude of 48°33′38.58804” North, which is about 62.3 km (38.7 mi) north of this parallel, is the parallel where twilight/nighttime boundary on the June Solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 48° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
48°0′N0°0′E / 48.000°N 0.000°E / 48.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of France.svg  France Brains-sur-Gée commune, Sarthe department
48°0′N7°36′E / 48.000°N 7.600°E / 48.000; 7.600 (Germany) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Baden-Württemberg - passing through Freiburg im Breisgau, less than 1 km north of the city centre
Bavaria - passing through Lake Ammer, and passing just south of Munich
48°0′N12°52′E / 48.000°N 12.867°E / 48.000; 12.867 (Austria) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
48°0′N17°9′E / 48.000°N 17.150°E / 48.000; 17.150 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary For about 8 km
48°0′N17°16′E / 48.000°N 17.267°E / 48.000; 17.267 (Slovakia) Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
48°0′N18°49′E / 48.000°N 18.817°E / 48.000; 18.817 (Hungary) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
48°0′N22°51′E / 48.000°N 22.850°E / 48.000; 22.850 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine For about 6 km - Vynohradiv Raion
48°0′N22°56′E / 48.000°N 22.933°E / 48.000; 22.933 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania For about 4 km
48°0′N23°0′E / 48.000°N 23.000°E / 48.000; 23.000 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine For about 4 km - Vynohradiv Raion
48°0′N23°3′E / 48.000°N 23.050°E / 48.000; 23.050 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
48°0′N23°24′E / 48.000°N 23.400°E / 48.000; 23.400 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just south of Rakhiv
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
48°0′N26°11′E / 48.000°N 26.183°E / 48.000; 26.183 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
48°0′N27°8′E / 48.000°N 27.133°E / 48.000; 27.133 (Moldova) Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Passing through Transnistria
48°0′N28°54′E / 48.000°N 28.900°E / 48.000; 28.900 (Ukraine) Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Odesa Oblast — passing just north of Balta
Mykolaiv Oblast — passing just north of Yuzhnoukrainsk
Kirovohrad Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast — for about 8 km
Kirovohrad Oblast — for about 2 km
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — passing through Kryvyi Rih
Zaporizhzhia Oblast — passing just north of Zaporizhzhia
Donetsk Oblast — passing through Donetsk
Luhansk Oblast — passing just south of Dovzhansk
48°0′N39°48′E / 48.000°N 39.800°E / 48.000; 39.800 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Rostov Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Kalmykia
Astrakhan Oblast
48°0′N47°1′E / 48.000°N 47.017°E / 48.000; 47.017 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
48°0′N85°34′E / 48.000°N 85.567°E / 48.000; 85.567 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
48°0′N89°2′E / 48.000°N 89.033°E / 48.000; 89.033 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
48°0′N89°17′E / 48.000°N 89.283°E / 48.000; 89.283 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
48°0′N89°35′E / 48.000°N 89.583°E / 48.000; 89.583 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Passing just north of Ulaanbaatar
48°0′N115°30′E / 48.000°N 115.500°E / 48.000; 115.500 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
48°0′N117°47′E / 48.000°N 117.783°E / 48.000; 117.783 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
48°0′N118°28′E / 48.000°N 118.467°E / 48.000; 118.467 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
48°0′N130°44′E / 48.000°N 130.733°E / 48.000; 130.733 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Jewish Autonomous Oblast
48°0′N132°52′E / 48.000°N 132.867°E / 48.000; 132.867 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
48°0′N134°33′E / 48.000°N 134.550°E / 48.000; 134.550 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Khabarovsk Krai
Primorsky Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
48°0′N139°33′E / 48.000°N 139.550°E / 48.000; 139.550 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary
48°0′N142°12′E / 48.000°N 142.200°E / 48.000; 142.200 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Island of Sakhalin
48°0′N142°32′E / 48.000°N 142.533°E / 48.000; 142.533 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Passing between the islands of Rasshua and Ushishir in Flag of Russia.svg  Russia's Kuril Island chain
48°0′N153°10′E / 48.000°N 153.167°E / 48.000; 153.167 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
48°0′N124°41′W / 48.000°N 124.683°W / 48.000; -124.683 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington - Olympic Peninsula (mainland), Whidbey Island, and the mainland at Everett
Idaho
Montana - passing through Fort Peck Dam
North Dakota - just south of Devils Lake; just north of Grand Forks
Minnesota - through Red Lake
48°0′N89°56′W / 48.000°N 89.933°W / 48.000; -89.933 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario - for about 7 km
48°0′N89°50′W / 48.000°N 89.833°W / 48.000; -89.833 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota - passing through Grand Portage State Park
48°0′N89°35′W / 48.000°N 89.583°W / 48.000; -89.583 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario - for about 2 km
48°0′N89°34′W / 48.000°N 89.567°W / 48.000; -89.567 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior
48°0′N88°59′W / 48.000°N 88.983°W / 48.000; -88.983 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan - Isle Royale
48°0′N88°41′W / 48.000°N 88.683°W / 48.000; -88.683 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior
48°0′N85°54′W / 48.000°N 85.900°W / 48.000; -85.900 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario
Quebec
48°0′N69°47′W / 48.000°N 69.783°W / 48.000; -69.783 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River
48°0′N69°30′W / 48.000°N 69.500°W / 48.000; -69.500 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Quebec - Île Verte and mainland
Quebec / New Brunswick border
Quebec
New Brunswick - passing through Campbellton
48°0′N66°19′W / 48.000°N 66.317°W / 48.000; -66.317 (Baie des Chaleurs) Baie des Chaleurs Just passing south of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
48°0′N64°33′W / 48.000°N 64.550°W / 48.000; -64.550 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada New Brunswick - Miscou Island - passing just south of the Miscou Island Lighthouse
48°0′N64°29′W / 48.000°N 64.483°W / 48.000; -64.483 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
48°0′N59°17′W / 48.000°N 59.283°W / 48.000; -59.283 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - island of Newfoundland.
From west to east, the parallel enters the island near the Anguille Mountains then passes near the community of North Branch. Further east it passes 1 km north of the Bay d'Espoir Generating Station, and through the community of Queen's Cove.
48°0′N53°39′W / 48.000°N 53.650°W / 48.000; -53.650 (Trinity Bay) Trinity Bay
48°0′N53°19′W / 48.000°N 53.317°W / 48.000; -53.317 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Bay de Verde Peninsula, island of Newfoundland (from Hants Harbour to Lower Island Cove)
48°0′N52°59′W / 48.000°N 52.983°W / 48.000; -52.983 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
48°0′N4°30′W / 48.000°N 4.500°W / 48.000; -4.500 (France) Flag of France.svg  France Quimper, Brittany

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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.