43rd parallel north
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The 43rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 43 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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On 21 June the sun averages, with negligible variance, its local maximum, 70.83 degrees in the sky.[1]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 0 minutes during the winter solstice.[2]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 43°0′N 0°0′E / 43.000°N 0.000°E / 43.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) France
43°0′N 3°2′E / 43.000°N 3.033°E / 43.000; 3.033 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Lion 43°0′N 6°10′E / 43.000°N 6.167°E / 43.000; 6.167 (France) France
Îles d'Hyères 43°0′N 6°14′E / 43.000°N 6.233°E / 43.000; 6.233 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 43°0′N 9°20′E / 43.000°N 9.333°E / 43.000; 9.333 (France) France
Island of Corsica 43°0′N 9°27′E / 43.000°N 9.450°E / 43.000; 9.450 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just south of the island of Capraia, Italy
43°0′N 10°30′E / 43.000°N 10.500°E / 43.000; 10.500 (Italy) Italy
Gallina
Grottammare43°0′N 13°52′E / 43.000°N 13.867°E / 43.000; 13.867 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea Passing just south of the island of Vis, Croatia
Passing just north of the island of Korčula,Croatia
43°0′N 17°2′E / 43.000°N 17.033°E / 43.000; 17.033 (Croatia) Croatia
43°0′N 17°40′E / 43.000°N 17.667°E / 43.000; 17.667 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°0′N 18°28′E / 43.000°N 18.467°E / 43.000; 18.467 (Montenegro) Montenegro
43°0′N 20°6′E / 43.000°N 20.100°E / 43.000; 20.100 (Serbia) Serbia
43°0′N 20°34′E / 43.000°N 20.567°E / 43.000; 20.567 (Kosovo/Serbia) Kosovo or
Serbia
Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia. 43°0′N 21°14′E / 43.000°N 21.233°E / 43.000; 21.233 (Serbia) Serbia
passing through Leskovac 43°0′N 22°49′E / 43.000°N 22.817°E / 43.000; 22.817 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
43°0′N 27°54′E / 43.000°N 27.900°E / 43.000; 27.900 (Black Sea) Black Sea 43°0′N 40°56′E / 43.000°N 40.933°E / 43.000; 40.933 (Abkhazia/Georgia) Abkhazia or
Georgia
Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia. Passing through Sukhumi.
43°0′N 41°54′E / 43.000°N 41.900°E / 43.000; 41.900 (Georgia) Georgia
43°0′N 43°5′E / 43.000°N 43.083°E / 43.000; 43.083 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala 43°0′N 47°28′E / 43.000°N 47.467°E / 43.000; 47.467 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 43°0′N 51°46′E / 43.000°N 51.767°E / 43.000; 51.767 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
43°0′N 56°0′E / 43.000°N 56.000°E / 43.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan
43°0′N 65°46′E / 43.000°N 65.767°E / 43.000; 65.767 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
passing just north of Taraz 43°0′N 73°33′E / 43.000°N 73.550°E / 43.000; 73.550 (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan
passing just north of Bishkek 43°0′N 74°43′E / 43.000°N 74.717°E / 43.000; 74.717 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
43°0′N 80°23′E / 43.000°N 80.383°E / 43.000; 80.383 (China) People's Republic of China
Xinjiang 43°0′N 96°10′E / 43.000°N 96.167°E / 43.000; 96.167 (Mongolia) Mongolia
43°0′N 110°40′E / 43.000°N 110.667°E / 43.000; 110.667 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Liaoning
Jilin (for about 26 km)
Liaoning (for about 14 km)
Jilin43°0′N 129°53′E / 43.000°N 129.883°E / 43.000; 129.883 (North Korea) North Korea
For about 5 km (county of Onsong) 43°0′N 129°57′E / 43.000°N 129.950°E / 43.000; 129.950 (China) People's Republic of China
Jilin 43°0′N 131°6′E / 43.000°N 131.100°E / 43.000; 131.100 (Russia) Russia
Primorsky Krai — passing just south of Vladivostok 43°0′N 131°34′E / 43.000°N 131.567°E / 43.000; 131.567 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Amur Bay 43°0′N 131°47′E / 43.000°N 131.783°E / 43.000; 131.783 (Russia) Russia
Russky Island 43°0′N 131°56′E / 43.000°N 131.933°E / 43.000; 131.933 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Ussuri Bay 43°0′N 132°19′E / 43.000°N 132.317°E / 43.000; 132.317 (Russia) Russia
43°0′N 134°7′E / 43.000°N 134.117°E / 43.000; 134.117 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 43°0′N 140°31′E / 43.000°N 140.517°E / 43.000; 140.517 (Japan) Japan
Island of Hokkaidō — passing just south of Sapporo 43°0′N 145°1′E / 43.000°N 145.017°E / 43.000; 145.017 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 43°0′N 124°28′W / 43.000°N 124.467°W / 43.000; -124.467 (United States) United States
Oregon - passing just north of Crater Lake
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota / Nebraska border
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin — passing through MilwaukeeThe parallel 43° north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota. The parallel formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
43°0′N 87°53′W / 43.000°N 87.883°W / 43.000; -87.883 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 43°0′N 86°13′W / 43.000°N 86.217°W / 43.000; -86.217 (United States) United States
Michigan - Passing through Grand Rapids and Flint 43°0′N 82°25′W / 43.000°N 82.417°W / 43.000; -82.417 (Canada) Canada
Ontario — passing through the cities of Toronto, Sarnia, London, and Welland 43°0′N 79°1′W / 43.000°N 79.017°W / 43.000; -79.017 (United States) United States
New York - Passing through the University at Buffalo and Syracuse
Vermont
New Hampshire - passing through Manchester43°0′N 70°45′W / 43.000°N 70.750°W / 43.000; -70.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°0′N 9°15′W / 43.000°N 9.250°W / 43.000; -9.250 (Spain) Spain
Cee (province of A Coruña), Galiza
passing through Lugo, Galiza
Reinosa, Cantabria43°0′N 1°4′W / 43.000°N 1.067°W / 43.000; -1.067 (France) France
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