Circles of latitude between the 45th parallel north and the 50th parallel north

Following are circles of latitude between the 45th parallel north and the 50th parallel north:

46th parallel north

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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 46°0′N 0°0′E/46.000°N 0.000°E/ 46.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) France 46°0′N 7°0′E/46.000°N 7.000°E/ 46.000; 7.000(Switzerland) Switzerland 46°0′N 7°53′E/46.000°N 7.883°E/ 46.000; 7.883(Italy) Italy Passing through Lake Maggiore near Luino 46°0′N 8°49′E/46.000°N 8.817°E/ 46.000; 8.817(Switzerland) Switzerland Passing through Lake Lugano 46°0′N 9°1′E/46.000°N 9.017°E/ 46.000; 9.017(Italy) Italy Passing through Lake Como 46°0′N 13°29′E/46.000°N 13.483°E/ 46.000; 13.483(Slovenia) Slovenia Passing just south of Ljubljana 46°0′N 15°42′E/46.000°N 15.700°E/ 46.000; 15.700(Croatia) Croatia 46°0′N 17°18′E/46.000°N 17.300°E/ 46.000; 17.300(Hungary) Hungary 46°0′N 19°4′E/46.000°N 19.067°E/ 46.000; 19.067(Serbia) Serbia For about 7 km 46°0′N 19°9′E/46.000°N 19.150°E/ 46.000; 19.150(Hungary) Hungary For about 4 km 46°0′N 19°12′E/46.000°N 19.200°E/ 46.000; 19.200(Serbia) Serbia For about 2 km 46°0′N 19°14′E/46.000°N 19.233°E/ 46.000; 19.233(Hungary) Hungary For about 5 km 46°0′N 19°18′E/46.000°N 19.300°E/ 46.000; 19.300(Serbia) Serbia passing just south of Subotica 46°0′N 20°22′E/46.000°N 20.367°E/ 46.000; 20.367(Romania) Romania 46°0′N 28°6′E/46.000°N 28.100°E/ 46.000; 28.100(Moldova) Moldova 46°0′N 28°55′E/46.000°N 28.917°E/ 46.000; 28.917(Ukraine) Ukraine Odesa Oblast — passing through Artsyz 46°0′N 30°22′E/46.000°N 30.367°E/ 46.000; 30.367(Black Sea) Black Sea 46°0′N 33°37′E/46.000°N 33.617°E/ 46.000; 33.617(Ukraine) Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by Russia) — passing just south of Armiansk Kherson Oblast — passing through Chonhar peninsula and Arabat Spit 46°0′N 34°51′E/46.000°N 34.850°E/ 46.000; 34.850(Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 46°0′N 37°56′E/46.000°N 37.933°E/ 46.000; 37.933(Russia) Russia 46°0′N 48°55′E/46.000°N 48.917°E/ 46.000; 48.917(Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 46°0′N 52°55′E/46.000°N 52.917°E/ 46.000; 52.917(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Passing through the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash 46°0′N 82°30′E/46.000°N 82.500°E/ 46.000; 82.500(China) China Xinjiang 46°0′N 91°0′E/46.000°N 91.000°E/ 46.000; 91.000(Mongolia) Mongolia 46°0′N 116°18′E/46.000°N 116.300°E/ 46.000; 116.300(China) China Inner Mongolia Jilin - for about 7 km Inner Mongolia Jilin Heilongjiang — passing about 30 km north of Harbin 46°0′N 133°41′E/46.000°N 133.683°E/ 46.000; 133.683(Russia) Russia Primorsky Krai 46°0′N 137°51′E/46.000°N 137.850°E/ 46.000; 137.850(Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 46°0′N 141°58′E/46.000°N 141.967°E/ 46.000; 141.967(Russia) Russia Sakhalin island 46°0′N 142°7′E/46.000°N 142.117°E/ 46.000; 142.117(Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 46°0′N 149°56′E/46.000°N 149.933°E/ 46.000; 149.933(Russia) Russia Island of Urup, Kuril Islands 46°0′N 150°13′E/46.000°N 150.217°E/ 46.000; 150.217(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 46°0′N 123°56′W/46.000°N 123.933°W/ 46.000; -123.933(United States) United States Oregon Washington Washington/Oregon border Idaho Montana - passing through Butte North Dakota (just north of the border with South Dakota) Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan 46°0′N 85°37′W/46.000°N 85.617°W/ 46.000; -85.617(Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 46°0′N 85°0′W/46.000°N 85.000°W/ 46.000; -85.000(United States) United States Michigan - Upper Peninsula and Drummond Island 46°0′N 83°30′W/46.000°N 83.500°W/ 46.000; -83.500(Lake Huron) Lake Huron North Channel - passing just north of Cockburn Island and Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada 46°0′N 82°13′W/46.000°N 82.217°W/ 46.000; -82.217(Canada) Canada Ontario Quebec - passing just south of Sorel-Tracy 46°0′N 70°17′W/46.000°N 70.283°W/ 46.000; -70.283(United States) United States Maine 46°0′N 67°47′W/46.000°N 67.783°W/ 46.000; -67.783(Canada) Canada New Brunswick - passing just north of Fredericton Nova Scotia (for about 2 km) 46°0′N 64°0′W/46.000°N 64.000°W/ 46.000; -64.000(Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 62°54′W/46.000°N 62.900°W/ 46.000; -62.900(Canada) Canada Prince Edward Island 46°0′N 62°28′W/46.000°N 62.467°W/ 46.000; -62.467(Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 61°33′W/46.000°N 61.550°W/ 46.000; -61.550(Canada) Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island 46°0′N 59°51′W/46.000°N 59.850°W/ 46.000; -59.850(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 46°0′N 1°23′W/46.000°N 1.383°W/ 46.000; -1.383(France) France Île d'Oléron and the mainland

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.

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. 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:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 47°0′N 0°0′E/47.000°N 0.000°E/ 47.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) France Passing just south of Nantes, Montsoreau and Bourges 47°0′N 6°38′E/47.000°N 6.633°E/ 47.000; 6.633(Switzerland) Switzerland Passing just north of Bern 47°0′N 9°53′E/47.000°N 9.883°E/ 47.000; 9.883(Austria) Austria 47°0′N 10°23′E/47.000°N 10.383°E/ 47.000; 10.383(Switzerland) Switzerland For roughly 300 meters at Grübelekopf 47°0′N 10°23′E/47.000°N 10.383°E/ 47.000; 10.383(Austria) Austria 47°0′N 11°27′E/47.000°N 11.450°E/ 47.000; 11.450(Italy) Italy For about 4 km 47°0′N 11°31′E/47.000°N 11.517°E/ 47.000; 11.517(Austria) Austria For about 3 km 47°0′N 11°34′E/47.000°N 11.567°E/ 47.000; 11.567(Italy) Italy For about 7 km 47°0′N 11°39′E/47.000°N 11.650°E/ 47.000; 11.650(Austria) Austria For about 14 km 47°0′N 11°50′E/47.000°N 11.833°E/ 47.000; 11.833(Italy) Italy 47°0′N 12°8′E/47.000°N 12.133°E/ 47.000; 12.133(Austria) Austria 47°0′N 16°17′E/47.000°N 16.283°E/ 47.000; 16.283(Hungary) Hungary Passing through Lake Balaton 47°0′N 21°42′E/47.000°N 21.700°E/ 47.000; 21.700(Romania) Romania Passing just south of Oradea and Iași 47°0′N 28°5′E/47.000°N 28.083°E/ 47.000; 28.083(Moldova) Moldova Passing through Chișinău Passing through Transnistria 47°0′N 29°36′E/47.000°N 29.600°E/ 47.000; 29.600(Ukraine) Ukraine Odesa Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast — passing through Mykolaiv Kherson Oblast — passing through Kakhovka Reservoir Zaporizhzhia Oblast — passing just north of Melitopol passing just south of Mariupol Donetsk Oblast — passing through Bilosarayska Spit 47°0′N 37°27′E/47.000°N 37.450°E/ 47.000; 37.450(Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov Taganrog Bay 47°0′N 39°1′E/47.000°N 39.017°E/ 47.000; 39.017(Russia) Russia Passing just south of Rostov-on-Don 47°0′N 48°47′E/47.000°N 48.783°E/ 47.000; 48.783(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Just passing through the northern end of the Caspian Sea 47°0′N 82°56′E/47.000°N 82.933°E/ 47.000; 82.933(China) China Xinjiang 47°0′N 83°53′E/47.000°N 83.883°E/ 47.000; 83.883(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 47°0′N 84°19′E/47.000°N 84.317°E/ 47.000; 84.317(China) China Xinjiang - for about 11 km 47°0′N 84°27′E/47.000°N 84.450°E/ 47.000; 84.450(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 47°0′N 85°10′E/47.000°N 85.167°E/ 47.000; 85.167(China) China Xinjiang 47°0′N 90°44′E/47.000°N 90.733°E/ 47.000; 90.733(Mongolia) Mongolia 47°0′N 119°48′E/47.000°N 119.800°E/ 47.000; 119.800(China) China Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang 47°0′N 134°5′E/47.000°N 134.083°E/ 47.000; 134.083(Russia) Russia 47°0′N 138°33′E/47.000°N 138.550°E/ 47.000; 138.550(Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 47°0′N 142°1′E/47.000°N 142.017°E/ 47.000; 142.017(Russia) Russia Sakhalin island 47°0′N 143°4′E/47.000°N 143.067°E/ 47.000; 143.067(Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 47°0′N 152°4′E/47.000°N 152.067°E/ 47.000; 152.067(Russia) Russia Island of Simushir, Kuril Islands 47°0′N 152°10′E/47.000°N 152.167°E/ 47.000; 152.167(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 47°0′N 120°5′W/47.000°N 120.083°W/ 47.000; -120.083(United States) United States Washington - passing through the campus of Central Washington University in Ellensburg Idaho Montana North Dakota 47°0′N 96°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′N 92°0′W/47.000°N 92.000°W/ 47.000; -92.000(United States) United States Minnesota - intersects 92nd Meridian W near Duluth 47°0′N 91°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′N 90°46′W/47.000°N 90.767°W/ 47.000; -90.767(United States) United States Wisconsin - Apostle Islands 47°0′N 90°25′W/47.000°N 90.417°W/ 47.000; -90.417(Lake Superior) Lake Superior 47°0′N 88°57′W/47.000°N 88.950°W/ 47.000; -88.950(United States) United States Michigan - Keweenaw Peninsula 47°0′N 88°23′W/47.000°N 88.383°W/ 47.000; -88.383(Lake Superior) Lake Superior 47°0′N 84°47′W/47.000°N 84.783°W/ 47.000; -84.783(Canada) Canada Ontario Quebec - passing just north of Montmagny 47°0′N 69°41′W/47.000°N 69.683°W/ 47.000; -69.683(United States) United States Maine 47°0′N 67°47′W/47.000°N 67.783°W/ 47.000; -67.783(Canada) Canada New Brunswick 47°0′N 64°49′W/47.000°N 64.817°W/ 47.000; -64.817(Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait 47°0′N 64°4′W/47.000°N 64.067°W/ 47.000; -64.067(Canada) Canada Prince Edward Island 47°0′N 64°0′W/47.000°N 64.000°W/ 47.000; -64.000(Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 47°0′N 60°40′W/47.000°N 60.667°W/ 47.000; -60.667(Canada) Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island 47°0′N 60°25′W/47.000°N 60.417°W/ 47.000; -60.417(Cabot Strait) Cabot Strait 47°0′N 59°28′W/47.000°N 59.467°W/ 47.000; -59.467(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 47°0′N 56°22′W/47.000°N 56.367°W/ 47.000; -56.367(St Pierre & Miquelon) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Miquelon Island 47°0′N 56°17′W/47.000°N 56.283°W/ 47.000; -56.283(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 47°0′N 55°59′W/47.000°N 55.983°W/ 47.000; -55.983(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland Island 47°0′N 55°12′W/47.000°N 55.200°W/ 47.000; -55.200(Placentia Bay) Placentia Bay 47°0′N 54°10′W/47.000°N 54.167°W/ 47.000; -54.167(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Island 47°0′N 52°54′W/47.000°N 52.900°W/ 47.000; -52.900(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 47°0′N 2°17′W/47.000°N 2.283°W/ 47.000; -2.283(France) France Belle-Île-en-Mer and Île de Noirmoutier and mainland

48th parallel north

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.

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.

Around the world

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

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 48°0′N 0°0′E/48.000°N 0.000°E/ 48.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) France Brains-sur-Gée commune, Sarthe department 48°0′N 7°36′E/48.000°N 7.600°E/ 48.000; 7.600(Germany) 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′N 12°52′E/48.000°N 12.867°E/ 48.000; 12.867(Austria) Austria 48°0′N 17°9′E/48.000°N 17.150°E/ 48.000; 17.150(Hungary) Hungary For about 8 km 48°0′N 17°16′E/48.000°N 17.267°E/ 48.000; 17.267(Slovakia) Slovakia 48°0′N 18°49′E/48.000°N 18.817°E/ 48.000; 18.817(Hungary) Hungary 48°0′N 22°51′E/48.000°N 22.850°E/ 48.000; 22.850(Ukraine) Ukraine For about 6 km - Vynohradiv Raion 48°0′N 22°56′E/48.000°N 22.933°E/ 48.000; 22.933(Romania) Romania For about 4 km 48°0′N 23°0′E/48.000°N 23.000°E/ 48.000; 23.000(Ukraine) Ukraine For about 4 km - Vynohradiv Raion 48°0′N 23°3′E/48.000°N 23.050°E/ 48.000; 23.050(Romania) Romania 48°0′N 23°24′E/48.000°N 23.400°E/ 48.000; 23.400(Ukraine) Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just south of Rakhiv Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast 48°0′N 26°11′E/48.000°N 26.183°E/ 48.000; 26.183(Romania) Romania 48°0′N 27°8′E/48.000°N 27.133°E/ 48.000; 27.133(Moldova) Moldova Passing through Transnistria 48°0′N 28°54′E/48.000°N 28.900°E/ 48.000; 28.900(Ukraine) 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′N 39°48′E/48.000°N 39.800°E/ 48.000; 39.800(Russia) Russia Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast Kalmykia Astrakhan Oblast 48°0′N 47°1′E/48.000°N 47.017°E/ 48.000; 47.017(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 48°0′N 85°34′E/48.000°N 85.567°E/ 48.000; 85.567(China) China Xinjiang 48°0′N 89°2′E/48.000°N 89.033°E/ 48.000; 89.033(Mongolia) Mongolia 48°0′N 89°17′E/48.000°N 89.283°E/ 48.000; 89.283(China) China Xinjiang 48°0′N 89°35′E/48.000°N 89.583°E/ 48.000; 89.583(Mongolia) Mongolia Passing just north of Ulaanbaatar 48°0′N 115°30′E/48.000°N 115.500°E/ 48.000; 115.500(China) China Inner Mongolia 48°0′N 117°47′E/48.000°N 117.783°E/ 48.000; 117.783(Mongolia) Mongolia 48°0′N 118°28′E/48.000°N 118.467°E/ 48.000; 118.467(China) China Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang 48°0′N 130°44′E/48.000°N 130.733°E/ 48.000; 130.733(Russia) Russia Jewish Autonomous Oblast 48°0′N 132°52′E/48.000°N 132.867°E/ 48.000; 132.867(China) China Heilongjiang 48°0′N 134°33′E/48.000°N 134.550°E/ 48.000; 134.550(Russia) Russia Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai 48°0′N 139°33′E/48.000°N 139.550°E/ 48.000; 139.550(Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary 48°0′N 142°12′E/48.000°N 142.200°E/ 48.000; 142.200(Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin 48°0′N 142°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 Russia's Kuril Island chain 48°0′N 153°10′E/48.000°N 153.167°E/ 48.000; 153.167(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 48°0′N 124°41′W/48.000°N 124.683°W/ 48.000; -124.683(United States) 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′N 89°56′W/48.000°N 89.933°W/ 48.000; -89.933(Canada) Canada Ontario - for about 7 km 48°0′N 89°50′W/48.000°N 89.833°W/ 48.000; -89.833(United States) United States Minnesota - passing through Grand Portage State Park 48°0′N 89°35′W/48.000°N 89.583°W/ 48.000; -89.583(Canada) Canada Ontario - for about 2 km 48°0′N 89°34′W/48.000°N 89.567°W/ 48.000; -89.567(Lake Superior) Lake Superior 48°0′N 88°59′W/48.000°N 88.983°W/ 48.000; -88.983(United States) United States Michigan - Isle Royale 48°0′N 88°41′W/48.000°N 88.683°W/ 48.000; -88.683(Lake Superior) Lake Superior 48°0′N 85°54′W/48.000°N 85.900°W/ 48.000; -85.900(Canada) Canada Ontario Quebec 48°0′N 69°47′W/48.000°N 69.783°W/ 48.000; -69.783(Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River 48°0′N 69°30′W/48.000°N 69.500°W/ 48.000; -69.500(Canada) Canada Quebec - Île Verte and mainland Quebec / New Brunswick border Quebec New Brunswick - passing through Campbellton 48°0′N 66°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, Canada 48°0′N 64°33′W/48.000°N 64.550°W/ 48.000; -64.550(Canada) Canada New Brunswick - Miscou Island - passing just south of the Miscou Island Lighthouse 48°0′N 64°29′W/48.000°N 64.483°W/ 48.000; -64.483(Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 48°0′N 59°17′W/48.000°N 59.283°W/ 48.000; -59.283(Canada) 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′N 53°39′W/48.000°N 53.650°W/ 48.000; -53.650(Trinity Bay) Trinity Bay 48°0′N 53°19′W/48.000°N 53.317°W/ 48.000; -53.317(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Bay de Verde Peninsula, island of Newfoundland (from Hants Harbour to Lower Island Cove) 48°0′N 52°59′W/48.000°N 52.983°W/ 48.000; -52.983(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 48°0′N 4°30′W/48.000°N 4.500°W/ 48.000; -4.500(France) France Quimper, Brittany

49th parallel north

The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

The city of Paris is about 15 km (9 mi) south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels. Its main airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport, lies on the parallel.

Roughly 2,030 kilometres (1,260 mi) of the Canada–United States border was designated to follow the 49th parallel from British Columbia to Manitoba on the Canada side, and from Washington to Minnesota on the U.S. side, more specifically from the Strait of Georgia to the Lake of the Woods. This international border was specified in the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 and the Oregon Treaty of 1846, though survey markers placed in the 19th century cause the border to deviate from the 49th parallel by up to 810 metres (2,660 ft).

From a point on the ground at this latitude, the sun is above the horizon for 16 hours, 12 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 14 minutes during the winter solstice.

This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which astronomical twilight can last all night near the summer solstice. All-night astronomical twilight lasts from about June 9th to July 2nd... At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is about −17.56°..

Slightly less than one-eighth of the Earth's surface is north of the 49th parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 49° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 49°0′N 0°0′E/49.000°N 0.000°E/ 49.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) France Normandy Île-de-France – crossing a runway of Charles de Gaulle Airport Hauts-de-France Grand Est 49°0′N 8°4′E/49.000°N 8.067°E/ 49.000; 8.067(Germany) Germany Rhineland-Palatinate Baden-Württemberg – passing through Karlsruhe Bavaria – passing through Regensburg 49°0′N 13°24′E/49.000°N 13.400°E/ 49.000; 13.400(Czech Republic) Czech Republic Passing just north of České Budějovice 49°0′N 15°0′E/49.000°N 15.000°E/ 49.000; 15.000(Austria) Austria For about 4.8 km (3 mi) 49°0′N 15°4′E/49.000°N 15.067°E/ 49.000; 15.067(Czech Republic) Czech Republic For about 5 km (3 mi) 49°0′N 15°8′E/49.000°N 15.133°E/ 49.000; 15.133(Austria) Austria For about 120 m 49°0′N 15°8′E/49.000°N 15.133°E/ 49.000; 15.133(Czech Republic) Czech Republic 49°0′N 17°57′E/49.000°N 17.950°E/ 49.000; 17.950(Slovakia) Slovakia Trenčín Region Žilina Region Prešov Region (passing through Prešov city centre) 49°0′N 22°32′E/49.000°N 22.533°E/ 49.000; 22.533(Ukraine) Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast Lviv Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast – passing through Bolekhiv and Kolomyia Ternopil Oblast – passing just south of Chortkiv Khmelnytskyi Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast – passing just south of Zhmerynka Cherkassy Oblast – passing through Shpola Kirovohrad Oblast Poltava Oblast – passing just through Kremenchuk and Horishni Plavni Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Donetsk Oblast – passing just through Lyman Luhanska Oblast – passing through Rubizhne 49°0′N 39°42′E/49.000°N 39.700°E/ 49.000; 39.700(Russia) Russia Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast 49°0′N 46°55′E/49.000°N 46.917°E/ 49.000; 46.917(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 49°0′N 86°44′E/49.000°N 86.733°E/ 49.000; 86.733(China) China Xinjiang 49°0′N 87°55′E/49.000°N 87.917°E/ 49.000; 87.917(Mongolia) Mongolia 49°0′N 116°8′E/49.000°N 116.133°E/ 49.000; 116.133(China) China Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang 49°0′N 130°0′E/49.000°N 130.000°E/ 49.000; 130.000(Russia) Russia Amur Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast Khabarovsk Krai 49°0′N 140°21′E/49.000°N 140.350°E/ 49.000; 140.350(Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary 49°0′N 142°1′E/49.000°N 142.017°E/ 49.000; 142.017(Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin 49°0′N 142°57′E/49.000°N 142.950°E/ 49.000; 142.950(Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Gulf of Patience 49°0′N 144°26′E/49.000°N 144.433°E/ 49.000; 144.433(Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin 49°0′N 144°27′E/49.000°N 144.450°E/ 49.000; 144.450(Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Passing between the islands of Kharimkotan and Ekarma in Russia's Kuril Island chain 49°0′N 154°22′E/49.000°N 154.367°E/ 49.000; 154.367(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 49°0′N 125°41′W/49.000°N 125.683°W/ 49.000; -125.683(Canada) Canada British Columbia – Vancouver Island, Thetis Island and Galiano Island – passing through Ladysmith 49°0′N 123°34′W/49.000°N 123.567°W/ 49.000; -123.567(Strait of Georgia) Strait of Georgia 49°0′N 123°5′W/49.000°N 123.083°W/ 49.000; -123.083(United States, passing roughly 300 m south of the US/Canada border) United States Washington (Point Roberts) 49°0′N 123°2′W/49.000°N 123.033°W/ 49.000; -123.033(Boundary Bay) Boundary Bay Semiahmoo Bay 49°0′N 122°45′W/49.000°N 122.750°W/ 49.000; -122.750(United States, passing slightly south of US/Canada border) United States Washington 49°0′N 121°56′W/49.000°N 121.933°W/ 49.000; -121.933(Canada) Canada British Columbia 49°0′N 121°25′W/49.000°N 121.417°W/ 49.000; -121.417(United States) United States Washington 49°0′N 120°11′W/49.000°N 120.183°W/ 49.000; -120.183(Canada) Canada British Columbia 49°0′N 119°49′W/49.000°N 119.817°W/ 49.000; -119.817(United States) United States Washington 49°0′N 117°18′W/49.000°N 117.300°W/ 49.000; -117.300(Canada) Canada British Columbia 49°0′N 116°28′W/49.000°N 116.467°W/ 49.000; -116.467(United States) United States Idaho, Montana 49°0′N 115°21′W/49.000°N 115.350°W/ 49.000; -115.350(Canada) Canada British Columbia 49°0′N 114°57′W/49.000°N 114.950°W/ 49.000; -114.950(United States) United States Montana 49°0′N 114°12′W/49.000°N 114.200°W/ 49.000; -114.200(Canada) Canada British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan 49°0′N 109°41′W/49.000°N 109.683°W/ 49.000; -109.683(United States) United States Montana 49°0′N 109°12′W/49.000°N 109.200°W/ 49.000; -109.200(Canada) Canada Saskatchewan 49°0′N 107°22′W/49.000°N 107.367°W/ 49.000; -107.367(United States) United States Montana 49°0′N 106°55′W/49.000°N 106.917°W/ 49.000; -106.917(Canada) Canada Saskatchewan, Manitoba 49°0′N 98°58′W/49.000°N 98.967°W/ 49.000; -98.967(United States) United States North Dakota, Minnesota 49°0′N 96°13′W/49.000°N 96.217°W/ 49.000; -96.217(Canada) Canada Manitoba 49°0′N 95°17′W/49.000°N 95.283°W/ 49.000; -95.283(Lake of the Woods) Lake of the Woods Passing just south of Big Island and Bigsby Island, Ontario, Canada 49°0′N 94°25′W/49.000°N 94.417°W/ 49.000; -94.417(Canada) Canada Ontario – passing just south of Nipigon Quebec – passing through Girardville 49°0′N 68°38′W/49.000°N 68.633°W/ 49.000; -68.633(St. Lawrence River) St. Lawrence River 49°0′N 66°58′W/49.000°N 66.967°W/ 49.000; -66.967(Canada) Canada Quebec – Gaspé Peninsula – passing through Les Méchins and Gaspé 49°0′N 64°24′W/49.000°N 64.400°W/ 49.000; -64.400(Gulf of St. Lawrence) Gulf of St. Lawrence Passing just south of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada 49°0′N 58°31′W/49.000°N 58.517°W/ 49.000; -58.517(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador – island of Newfoundland – passing through Pasadena and Bishop's Falls 49°0′N 53°44′W/49.000°N 53.733°W/ 49.000; -53.733(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 49°0′N 5°38′W/49.000°N 5.633°W/ 49.000; -5.633(English Channel) English Channel Gulf of Saint-Malo – passing just south of the island of Jersey 49°0′N 1°33′W/49.000°N 1.550°W/ 49.000; -1.550(France) France Normandy

Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

The British national grid reference system uses the point 49° N, 2° W as its true origin. 49°00′00″N 2°00′00″W/49.0000°N 2.0000°W/ 49.0000; -2.0000

50th parallel north

The 50th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 50 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 16 hours, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 4 minutes during the winter solstice. The maximum altitude of the sun during the summer solstice is 63.44 degrees and during the winter solstice it is 16.56 degrees. During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond astronomical twilight, a condition which lasts throughout the month of June. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of May.

At this latitude, the average sea surface temperature between 1982 and 2011 was about 8.5 °C (47.3 °F).

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 50° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 50°0′N 0°0′E/50.000°N 0.000°E/ 50.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) English Channel 50°0′N 1°15′E/50.000°N 1.250°E/ 50.000; 1.250(France) France Upper Normandy — for about 20 km Picardy — passing just north of Amiens Nord-Pas-de-Calais — for about 13 km 50°0′N 4°10′E/50.000°N 4.167°E/ 50.000; 4.167(Belgium) Belgium Wallonia 50°0′N 4°40′E/50.000°N 4.667°E/ 50.000; 4.667(France) France Champagne-Ardenne — for about 10 km 50°0′N 4°49′E/50.000°N 4.817°E/ 50.000; 4.817(Belgium) Belgium Wallonia 50°0′N 5°49′E/50.000°N 5.817°E/ 50.000; 5.817(Luxembourg) Luxembourg Diekirch District 50°0′N 6°9′E/50.000°N 6.150°E/ 50.000; 6.150(Germany) Germany Rhineland-Palatinate Hesse Rhineland-Palatinate — passing through Mainz city centre Hesse — passing just south of Frankfurt, crossing a runway of FRA international airport and passing just south of DCF77 time signal transmitter Bavaria — passing just north of Bayreuth 50°0′N 12°26′E/50.000°N 12.433°E/ 50.000; 12.433(Czech Republic) Czech Republic Passing through southern parts of Prague 50°0′N 17°49′E/50.000°N 17.817°E/ 50.000; 17.817(Poland) Poland For about 11 km 50°0′N 17°58′E/50.000°N 17.967°E/ 50.000; 17.967(Czech Republic) Czech Republic For about 10 km 50°0′N 18°7′E/50.000°N 18.117°E/ 50.000; 18.117(Poland) Poland Passing through Energylandia amusement park in Zator and southern districts of Kraków (on the 20th meridian east) Passing through southern districts of Tarnów (on the 21st meridian east) Passing through southern districts of Rzeszów (on the 22nd meridian east) 50°0′N 23°10′E/50.000°N 23.167°E/ 50.000; 23.167(Ukraine) Ukraine Lviv Oblast — passing just north of Lviv Ternopil Oblast — passing through Pochaiv Khmelnytskyi Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast — passing through Andrushivka Kyiv Oblast Cherkasy Oblast Poltava Oblast — passing through Lubny Kharkiv Oblast — passing through Kharkiv city centre 50°0′N 37°57′E/50.000°N 37.950°E/ 50.000; 37.950(Russia) Russia Belgorod Oblast — for about 18 km 50°0′N 38°12′E/50.000°N 38.200°E/ 50.000; 38.200(Ukraine) Ukraine Luhansk Oblast — for about 12 km 50°0′N 38°22′E/50.000°N 38.367°E/ 50.000; 38.367(Russia) Russia Belgorod Oblast Voronezh Oblast — passing just north of Boguchar Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast — passing just south of Kamyshin 50°0′N 47°15′E/50.000°N 47.250°E/ 50.000; 47.250(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province — for about 63 km 50°0′N 48°8′E/50.000°N 48.133°E/ 50.000; 48.133(Russia) Russia Saratov Oblast — for about 55 km 50°0′N 48°51′E/50.000°N 48.850°E/ 50.000; 48.850(Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province — passing just south of Chapaev and Zhympity and just north of Karatobe Aktobe Province — passing just north of Alga and Karabutak Kostanay Province — passing just south of Arkalyk Karagandy Province — passing just south of Temirtau and just north of Karaganda East Kazakhstan Province — passing through the northern outskirts of Oskemen 50°0′N 85°2′E/50.000°N 85.033°E/ 50.000; 85.033(Russia) Russia Altai Republic Tuva 50°0′N 89°58′E/50.000°N 89.967°E/ 50.000; 89.967(Mongolia) Mongolia Passing through the southern tip of Uvs Lake 50°0′N 95°1′E/50.000°N 95.017°E/ 50.000; 95.017(Russia) Russia Tuva 50°0′N 95°45′E/50.000°N 95.750°E/ 50.000; 95.750(Mongolia) Mongolia For about 11 km 50°0′N 95°55′E/50.000°N 95.917°E/ 50.000; 95.917(Russia) Russia Tuva — for about 7 km 50°0′N 96°2′E/50.000°N 96.033°E/ 50.000; 96.033(Mongolia) Mongolia For about 11 km 50°0′N 96°10′E/50.000°N 96.167°E/ 50.000; 96.167(Russia) Russia Tuva 50°0′N 97°55′E/50.000°N 97.917°E/ 50.000; 97.917(Mongolia) Mongolia 50°0′N 107°13′E/50.000°N 107.217°E/ 50.000; 107.217(Russia) Russia Buryatia — for about 5 km 50°0′N 107°18′E/50.000°N 107.300°E/ 50.000; 107.300(Mongolia) Mongolia For about 3 km 50°0′N 107°20′E/50.000°N 107.333°E/ 50.000; 107.333(Russia) Russia Buryatia Zabaykalsky Krai 50°0′N 113°34′E/50.000°N 113.567°E/ 50.000; 113.567(Mongolia) Mongolia 50°0′N 115°12′E/50.000°N 115.200°E/ 50.000; 115.200(Russia) Russia Zabaykalsky Krai 50°0′N 116°1′E/50.000°N 116.017°E/ 50.000; 116.017(Mongolia) Mongolia 50°0′N 116°20′E/50.000°N 116.333°E/ 50.000; 116.333(Russia) Russia Zabaykalsky Krai 50°0′N 119°6′E/50.000°N 119.100°E/ 50.000; 119.100(China) China Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang 50°0′N 127°29′E/50.000°N 127.483°E/ 50.000; 127.483(Russia) Russia Amur Oblast Khabarovsk Krai 50°0′N 140°30′E/50.000°N 140.500°E/ 50.000; 140.500(Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary 50°0′N 142°9′E/50.000°N 142.150°E/ 50.000; 142.150(Russia) Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin 50°0′N 143°59′E/50.000°N 143.983°E/ 50.000; 143.983(Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 50°0′N 155°23′E/50.000°N 155.383°E/ 50.000; 155.383(Russia) Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Paramushir 50°0′N 155°24′E/50.000°N 155.400°E/ 50.000; 155.400(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 50°0′N 127°19′W/50.000°N 127.317°W/ 50.000; -127.317(Canada) Canada British Columbia — Vancouver Island (passing through the town of Campbell River) and mainland, also through the Okanagan Valley immediately north of Kelowna. Alberta — passing through the city of Medicine Hat Saskatchewan it passes a few km south of the cities of Swift Current, Moose Jaw and the capital, Regina Manitoba — passing just north of Winnipeg Ontario — passing through Lake Nipigon Quebec - passing through the town of Port-Cartier 50°0′N 66°54′W/50.000°N 66.900°W/ 50.000; -66.900(Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Passing just north of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada 50°0′N 57°45′W/50.000°N 57.750°W/ 50.000; -57.750(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 50°0′N 56°46′W/50.000°N 56.767°W/ 50.000; -56.767(White Bay) White Bay 50°0′N 56°21′W/50.000°N 56.350°W/ 50.000; -56.350(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 50°0′N 55°52′W/50.000°N 55.867°W/ 50.000; -55.867(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Confusion Bay 50°0′N 55°33′W/50.000°N 55.550°W/ 50.000; -55.550(Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 50°0′N 55°31′W/50.000°N 55.517°W/ 50.000; -55.517(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom 50°0′N 5°16′W/50.000°N 5.267°W/ 50.000; -5.267(United Kingdom) United Kingdom England — Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, for about 7 km 50°0′N 5°10′W/50.000°N 5.167°W/ 50.000; -5.167(English Channel) English Channel

Sakhalin island

From the signing of the 1875 Treaty of Saint Petersburg until the Russo-Japanese War which broke in 1904, the Russian Empire had full control of Sakhalin island. As a result of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth that brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War, the portion of the island south of the 50th parallel line became Japanese territory, part of Karafuto Prefecture. However, following the month long Soviet–Japanese War during the summer of 1945, the entire island was reunified under Soviet control.

See also

• Circles of latitude between the 40th parallel north and the 45th parallel north
• Circles of latitude between the 50th parallel north and the 55th parallel north
• 49th Parallel, 1941 Canadian and British film
• Hymns of the 49th Parallel, 2004 album by k.d. lang
• Boundary Lake (Manitoba/North Dakota)
• Northwest Angle (northern Lake of the Woods County)
• Oregon boundary dispute
• Pig War, 1859
• War of 1812
• Weißwurstäquator