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 Bend
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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