46th parallel north

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46th parallel north

In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between Washington and 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]

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates	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
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
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
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)
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)	People's Republic of 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)	People's Republic of 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 North 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
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 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