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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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[[File:46th parallel US.svg|thumb|In the [[United States]], the parallel defines part of the border between [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]].]] |
[[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>http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php</ref> |
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== |
==Around the world== |
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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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! 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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| {{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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! scope="row" | {{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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| {{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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! scope="row" | {{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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| {{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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! scope="row" | {{UKR}} |
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| [[Crimea]] (claimed and controlled by {{RUS}}) |
| [[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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| 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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| {{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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! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
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| [[Oregon]]<br/> [[Washington (state)|Washington]]<br/> Washington/Oregon border<br/> [[Idaho]]<br/> [[Montana]]<br/> [[North Dakota]]<br/> [[Minnesota]]<br/> [[Wisconsin]]<br/> [[Michigan]] |
| [[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}} |
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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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! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Ontario]]<br/> [[Quebec]] |
| [[Ontario]]<br/> [[Quebec]] - passing just south of [[Sorel-Tracy]] |
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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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| {{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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! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[New Brunswick]]<br/> [[Nova Scotia]] (for about 2 km) |
| [[New Brunswick]] - passing just north of [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]<br/> [[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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[[Category:Borders of Washington (state)]] |
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[[Category:Borders of Oregon]] |
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: