44th parallel north
Circle of latitude
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The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude, astronomically, the dusk is visible circa 15 hours 29 minutes before the dawn during the summer solstice (at the Equator circa 12 hours 7 minutes) and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 44°0′N 0°0′E / 44.000°N 0.000°E / 44.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) France
Passing through Montauban 44°0′N 7°39′E / 44.000°N 7.650°E / 44.000; 7.650 (Italy) Italy
44°0′N 8°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E / 44.000; 8.167 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Genoa 44°0′N 10°6′E / 44.000°N 10.100°E / 44.000; 10.100 (Italy) Italy
Passing just north of San Marino
44°0′N 12°40′E / 44.000°N 12.667°E / 44.000; 12.667 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea 44°0′N 15°2′E / 44.000°N 15.033°E / 44.000; 15.033 (Croatia) Croatia
Islands of Dugi Otok, Pašman, and the mainland 44°0′N 16°32′E / 44.000°N 16.533°E / 44.000; 16.533 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°14′E / 44.000°N 19.233°E / 44.000; 19.233 (Serbia) Serbia
For about 3 km 44°0′N 19°16′E / 44.000°N 19.267°E / 44.000; 19.267 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°34′E / 44.000°N 19.567°E / 44.000; 19.567 (Serbia) Serbia
Passing through Kragujevac 44°0′N 22°25′E / 44.000°N 22.417°E / 44.000; 22.417 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
Passing through Vidin 44°0′N 22°55′E / 44.000°N 22.917°E / 44.000; 22.917 (Romania) Romania
Passing just north of Alexandria 44°0′N 26°13′E / 44.000°N 26.217°E / 44.000; 26.217 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
44°0′N 27°41′E / 44.000°N 27.683°E / 44.000; 27.683 (Romania) Romania
For about 15 km 44°0′N 27°53′E / 44.000°N 27.883°E / 44.000; 27.883 (Bulgaria) Bulgaria
For about 4 km 44°0′N 27°56′E / 44.000°N 27.933°E / 44.000; 27.933 (Romania) Romania
44°0′N 28°40′E / 44.000°N 28.667°E / 44.000; 28.667 (Black Sea) Black Sea 44°0′N 39°11′E / 44.000°N 39.183°E / 44.000; 39.183 (Russia) Russia
Passing just south of Pyatigorsk 44°0′N 47°23′E / 44.000°N 47.383°E / 44.000; 47.383 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Passing just north of Chechen Island, Russia
44°0′N 50°55′E / 44.000°N 50.917°E / 44.000; 50.917 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
44°0′N 56°0′E / 44.000°N 56.000°E / 44.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan
44°0′N 61°26′E / 44.000°N 61.433°E / 44.000; 61.433 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
44°0′N 80°27′E / 44.000°N 80.450°E / 44.000; 80.450 (China) People's Republic of China
Xinjiang — passing about 22 km north of Ürümqi 44°0′N 95°30′E / 44.000°N 95.500°E / 44.000; 95.500 (Mongolia) Mongolia
44°0′N 111°50′E / 44.000°N 111.833°E / 44.000; 111.833 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Jilin — passing just north of Changchun
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 2 km
Heilongjiang - for <1 km
Jilin - for about 10 km
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 5 km
Heilongjiang44°0′N 131°15′E / 44.000°N 131.250°E / 44.000; 131.250 (Russia) Russia
44°0′N 135°32′E / 44.000°N 135.533°E / 44.000; 135.533 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 44°0′N 141°39′E / 44.000°N 141.650°E / 44.000; 141.650 (Japan) Japan
Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture44°0′N 144°17′E / 44.000°N 144.283°E / 44.000; 144.283 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 44°0′N 144°54′E / 44.000°N 144.900°E / 44.000; 144.900 (Japan) Japan
Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture - Shiretoko Peninsula44°0′N 145°10′E / 44.000°N 145.167°E / 44.000; 145.167 (Nemuro Strait) Nemuro Strait 44°0′N 145°39′E / 44.000°N 145.650°E / 44.000; 145.650 (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Kunashir Island, administered by Russia but claimed by
Japan
44°0′N 145°48′E / 44.000°N 145.800°E / 44.000; 145.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the island of Shikotan, administered by Russia, claimed by
Japan
44°0′N 124°8′W / 44.000°N 124.133°W / 44.000; -124.133 (United States) United States
Oregon - passing just south of Eugene and Bend44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota - passing just south of Rapid City
Minnesota - passing through Rochester
Wisconsin - passing through Oshkosh44°0′N 87°41′W / 44.000°N 87.683°W / 44.000; -87.683 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 44°0′N 86°28′W / 44.000°N 86.467°W / 44.000; -86.467 (United States) United States
Michigan 44°0′N 82°45′W / 44.000°N 82.750°W / 44.000; -82.750 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron 44°0′N 81°44′W / 44.000°N 81.733°W / 44.000; -81.733 (Canada) Canada
Ontario 44°0′N 77°0′W / 44.000°N 77.000°W / 44.000; -77.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario 44°0′N 76°16′W / 44.000°N 76.267°W / 44.000; -76.267 (United States) United States
New York - passing just north of Watertown
Vermont - passing through Middlebury
New Hampshire
Maine44°0′N 69°8′W / 44.000°N 69.133°W / 44.000; -69.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine - passing just south of Vinalhaven Island and Isle au Haut, Maine, United States
44°0′N 66°9′W / 44.000°N 66.150°W / 44.000; -66.150 (Canada) Canada
Nova Scotia 44°0′N 64°40′W / 44.000°N 64.667°W / 44.000; -64.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 44°0′N 59°46′W / 44.000°N 59.767°W / 44.000; -59.767 (Canada) Canada
Nova Scotia - Sable Island 44°0′N 59°45′W / 44.000°N 59.750°W / 44.000; -59.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 44°0′N 1°21′W / 44.000°N 1.350°W / 44.000; -1.350 (France) France
See also
References
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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