no need to indicate alternative names unless it is commonly used for one POV (like East Sea); PRC
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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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{{Short description|Circle of latitude}} |
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[[File:46th parallel US.svg|thumb|In the [[United States]], the parallel defines part of the border between [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]].]] |
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[[File:46th parallel KZ.png|thumb|In the [[Kazakhstan]], the parallel defines part of the border between [[Karaganda Region]], [[South Kazakhstan Region]] and [[Jambyl Region]].]] |
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The '''46th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 46 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]]. It crosses [[Europe]], [[Asia]], the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[North America]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
The '''46th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 46 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-24|title=Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year|url=http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012094319/http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php|archive-date=2019-10-12|access-date=2021-03-10|website=U.S. Naval Observatory}}</ref> |
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==Around the world== |
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Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through: |
Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through: |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} |
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| {{FRA}} |
! scope="row" | {{FRA}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|0|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|0|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}} |
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| {{SUI}} |
! scope="row" | {{SUI}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|53|E|type:country|name=Italy}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|53|E|type:country|name=Italy}} |
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| {{ITA}} |
! scope="row" | {{ITA}} |
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| Passing through [[Lake Maggiore]] |
| Passing through [[Lake Maggiore]] near Luino |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|8|49|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|8|49|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}} |
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| {{SUI}} |
! scope="row" | {{SUI}} |
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| Passing through [[Lake Lugano]] |
| Passing through [[Lake Lugano]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|9|1|E|type:country|name=Italy}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|9|1|E|type:country|name=Italy}} |
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| {{ITA}} |
! scope="row" | {{ITA}} |
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| Passing through [[Lake Como]] |
| Passing through [[Lake Como]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|13|29|E|type:country|name=Slovenia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|13|29|E|type:country|name=Slovenia}} |
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| {{SLO}} |
! scope="row" | {{SLO}} |
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| Passing just south of [[Ljubljana]] |
| Passing just south of [[Ljubljana]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|15|42|E|type:country|name=Croatia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|15|42|E|type:country|name=Croatia}} |
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| {{CRO}} |
! scope="row" | {{CRO}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|17|18|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|17|18|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
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| {{HUN}} |
! scope="row" | {{HUN}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|4|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|4|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
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| {{SRB}} |
! scope="row" | {{SRB}} |
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| For about 7 km |
| For about 7 km |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|9|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|9|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
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| {{HUN}} |
! scope="row" | {{HUN}} |
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| For about 4 km |
| For about 4 km |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|12|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|12|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
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| {{SRB}} |
! scope="row" | {{SRB}} |
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| For about 2 km |
| For about 2 km |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|14|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|14|E|type:country|name=Hungary}} |
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| {{HUN}} |
! scope="row" | {{HUN}} |
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| For about 5 km |
| For about 5 km |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|18|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|18|E|type:country|name=Serbia}} |
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| {{SRB}} |
! scope="row" | {{SRB}} |
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| passing just south of [[Subotica]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|20|22|E|type:country|name=Romania}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|20|22|E|type:country|name=Romania}} |
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| {{ROU}} |
! scope="row" | {{ROU}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|6|E|type:country|name=Moldova}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|6|E|type:country|name=Moldova}} |
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| {{MDA}} |
! scope="row" | {{MDA}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|55|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|55|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}} |
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| {{UKR}} |
! scope="row" | {{UKR}} |
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| [[Odesa Oblast]] — passing just south of [[Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|30|22|E|type:waterbody|name=Black Sea}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|30|22|E|type:waterbody|name=Black Sea}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Black Sea]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|33|37|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|33|37|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}} |
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| {{UKR}} |
! scope="row" | {{UKR}} |
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| [[Crimea]] (claimed and controlled by {{RUS}}) — passing just south of [[Armiansk]]<br>[[Kherson Oblast]] — passing through [[Chonhar peninsula]] and [[Arabat Spit]] |
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| [[Crimea]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|34|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Azov}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|34|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Azov}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Azov]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|37|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|37|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
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| {{RUS}} |
! scope="row" | {{RUS}} |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|48|55|E|type:waterbody|name=Caspian Sea}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|48|55|E|type:waterbody|name=Caspian Sea}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Caspian Sea]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|52|55|E|type:country|name=Kazakhstan}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|52|55|E|type:country|name=Kazakhstan}} |
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| {{KAZ}} |
! scope="row" | {{KAZ}} |
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| Passing through the [[Aral Sea]] and [[Lake Balkhash]] |
| Passing through the [[Aral Sea]] and [[Lake Balkhash]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|30|E|type:country|name=China}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|30|E|type:country|name=China}} |
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| {{PRC}} |
! scope="row" | {{PRC}} |
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| [[Xinjiang]] |
| [[Xinjiang]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|91|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|91|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}} |
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| {{MNG}} |
! scope="row" | {{MNG}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|116|18|E|type:country|name=China}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|116|18|E|type:country|name=China}} |
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| {{PRC}} |
! scope="row" | {{PRC}} |
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| [[Inner Mongolia]]<br/> [[Jilin]] - for about 7 km<br/> Inner Mongolia<br/> Jilin<br/> [[Heilongjiang]] — passing about 30 km north of [[Harbin]] |
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| [[Inner Mongolia]] <br/ |
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> [[Jilin]] Province (for ~10 km) <br/ |
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> Inner Mongolia <br/ |
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> Jilin Province <br/ |
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> [[Heilongjiang]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|133|41|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|133|41|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
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| {{RUS}} |
! scope="row" | {{RUS}} |
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| [[Primorsky Krai]] |
| [[Primorsky Krai]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|137|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Japan}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|137|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Japan}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Japan]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|141|58|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|141|58|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
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| {{RUS}} |
! scope="row" | {{RUS}} |
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| [[Sakhalin]] island |
| [[Sakhalin]] island |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|142|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|142|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Okhotsk]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|149|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|149|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}} |
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| {{RUS}} |
! scope="row" | {{RUS}} |
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| Island of [[Urup]], [[Kuril Islands]] |
| Island of [[Urup]], [[Kuril Islands]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|150|13|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|150|13|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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|-valign="top" |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|123|56|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|123|56|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
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| {{USA}} |
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
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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]] (just north of the border with [[South Dakota]])<br/> [[Minnesota]]<br/> [[Wisconsin]]<br/> [[Michigan]] |
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| [[Oregon]]<br/ |
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> [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]<br/ |
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> [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]/[[Oregon]] border<br/ |
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> [[Idaho]]<br/ |
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> [[Montana]]<br/ |
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> [[North Dakota]]<br/ |
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> [[Minnesota]]<br/ |
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> [[Wisconsin]]<br/ |
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> [[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}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Michigan]] |
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|-valign="top" |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|85|0|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|85|0|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
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| {{USA}} |
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
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| Michigan - [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] and [[Drummond Township, Michigan|Drummond Island]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|83|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Huron}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|83|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Huron}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Huron]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] - passing just north of [[Cockburn Island (Ontario)|Cockburn Island]] and [[Manitoulin Island]], [[Ontario]], {{CAN}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] - passing just north of [[Cockburn Island (Ontario)|Cockburn Island]] and [[Manitoulin Island]], [[Ontario]], {{CAN}} |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|13|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|13|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Ontario]]<br/ |
| [[Ontario]]<br/> [[Quebec]] - passing just south of [[Sorel-Tracy]] |
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> [[Quebec]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|70|17|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|70|17|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
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| {{USA}} |
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
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| [[Maine]] |
| [[Maine]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|67|47|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|67|47|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[New Brunswick]] - passing just north of [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]<br/> [[Nova Scotia]] (for about 2 km) |
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| [[New Brunswick]]<br/ |
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> [[Nova Scotia]] (for about 2 km) |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|64|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|64|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Northumberland Strait]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|62|54|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|62|54|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Prince Edward Island]] |
| [[Prince Edward Island]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|62|28|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|62|28|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Northumberland Strait]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|61|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|61|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| Nova Scotia - [[Cape Breton Island]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|59|51|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|59|51|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
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| {{Coord|46|0|N|1|23|W|type:country|name=France}} |
| {{Coord|46|0|N|1|23|W|type:country|name=France}} |
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| {{FRA}} |
! scope="row" | {{FRA}} |
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| [[Oléron|Île d'Oléron]] and the mainland |
| [[Oléron|Île d'Oléron]] and the mainland |
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*[[47th parallel north]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category: |
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[[Category:Borders of Washington (state)]] |
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[[fr:46e parallèle nord]] |
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[[pt:Paralelo 46 N]] |
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: