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The border between the two Dakotas is south of the 46th parallel, at about 45 degrees, 56 minutes. I remember reading the reason for this adjustment in How the States Got Their Shapes, though I forget the reason.
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| [[Oregon]]<br/> [[Washington (state)|Washington]]<br/> Washington/Oregon border<br/> [[Idaho]]<br/> [[Montana]] - passing through [[Butte, Montana|Butte]]<br/> [[North Dakota]] |
| [[Oregon]]<br/> [[Washington (state)|Washington]]<br/> Washington/Oregon border<br/> [[Idaho]]<br/> [[Montana]] - passing through [[Butte, Montana|Butte]]<br/> [[North Dakota]] (just north of the border with [[South Dakota]])<br/> [[Minnesota]]<br/> [[Wisconsin]]<br/> [[Michigan]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|85|37|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Michigan}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|85|37|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Michigan}} |
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.
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]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through: