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.

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48th parallel north

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.[1]

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
48°0′N 0°0′E  France
48°0′N 7°36′E  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  Austria
48°0′N 17°9′E  Hungary For about 8 km
48°0′N 17°16′E  Slovakia
48°0′N 18°49′E  Hungary
48°0′N 22°51′E  Ukraine For about 6 km - Vynohradiv Raion
48°0′N 22°56′E  Romania For about 4 km
48°0′N 23°0′E  Ukraine For about 4 km - Vynohradiv Raion
48°0′N 23°3′E  Romania
48°0′N 23°24′E  Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast — passing just south of Rakhiv
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
48°0′N 26°11′E  Romania
48°0′N 27°8′E  Moldova Passing through Transnistria
48°0′N 28°54′E  Ukraine Odessa Oblast — passing just north of Balta
Mykolayiv Oblast — passing just north of Yuzhnoukrainsk
Kirovohrad Oblast
Mykolayiv Oblast — for about 8 km
Kirovohrad Oblast — for about 2 km
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — passing through Kryvyi Rih
Zaporizhia Oblast — passing just north of Zaporizhia
Donetsk Oblast — passing through Donetsk
Luhansk Oblast — passing just south of Dovzhansk
48°0′N 39°48′E  Russia Rostov Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Kalmykia
Astrakhan Oblast
48°0′N 47°1′E  Kazakhstan
48°0′N 85°34′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
48°0′N 89°2′E  Mongolia
48°0′N 89°17′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
48°0′N 89°35′E  Mongolia Passing just north of Ulaanbaatar
48°0′N 115°30′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
48°0′N 117°47′E  Mongolia
48°0′N 118°28′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
48°0′N 130°44′E  Russia Jewish Autonomous Oblast
48°0′N 132°52′E  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
48°0′N 134°33′E  Russia Khabarovsk Krai
Primorsky Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
48°0′N 139°33′E Strait of Tartary
48°0′N 142°12′E  Russia Island of Sakhalin
48°0′N 142°32′E Sea of Okhotsk Passing between the islands of Rasshua and Ushishir in  Russia's Kuril Island chain
48°0′N 153°10′E Pacific Ocean
48°0′N 124°41′W  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  Canada Ontario - for about 7 km
48°0′N 89°50′W  United States Minnesota - passing through Grand Portage State Park
48°0′N 89°35′W  Canada Ontario - for about 2 km
48°0′N 89°34′W Lake Superior
48°0′N 88°59′W  United States Michigan - Isle Royale
48°0′N 88°41′W Lake Superior
48°0′N 85°54′W  Canada Ontario
Quebec
48°0′N 69°47′W Saint Lawrence River
48°0′N 69°30′W  Canada Quebec - Île Verte and mainland
Quebec / New Brunswick border
Quebec
New Brunswick - passing through Campbellton
48°0′N 66°19′W Baie des Chaleurs Just passing south of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec,  Canada
48°0′N 64°33′W  Canada New Brunswick - Miscou Island - passing just south of the Miscou Island Lighthouse
48°0′N 64°29′W Gulf of Saint Lawrence
48°0′N 59°17′W  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 Trinity Bay
48°0′N 53°19′W  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Bay de Verde Peninsula, island of Newfoundland (from Hants Harbour to Lower Island Cove)
48°0′N 52°59′W Atlantic Ocean
48°0′N 4°30′W  France

See also

References
  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". United States Naval Observatory. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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