43rd parallel north

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.

The South Dakota-Nebraska border
Line across the Earth
43°
43rd parallel north

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  France
43°0′N 3°2′E Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Lion
43°0′N 6°10′E  France Îles d'Hyères
43°0′N 6°14′E Mediterranean Sea
43°0′N 9°20′E  France Island of Corsica
43°0′N 9°27′E Mediterranean Sea Passing just south of the island of Capraia,  Italy
43°0′N 10°30′E  Italy Gallina
Grottammare
43°0′N 13°52′E 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  Croatia
43°0′N 17°40′E  Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°0′N 18°28′E  Montenegro
43°0′N 20°6′E  Serbia
43°0′N 20°34′E  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  Serbia passing through Leskovac
43°0′N 22°49′E  Bulgaria
43°0′N 27°54′E Black Sea
43°0′N 40°56′E  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  Georgia
43°0′N 43°5′E  Russia Passing through Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala
43°0′N 47°28′E Caspian Sea
43°0′N 51°46′E  Kazakhstan
43°0′N 56°0′E  Uzbekistan
43°0′N 65°46′E  Kazakhstan passing just north of Taraz
43°0′N 73°33′E  Kyrgyzstan passing just north of Bishkek
43°0′N 74°43′E  Kazakhstan
43°0′N 80°23′E  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
43°0′N 96°10′E  Mongolia
43°0′N 110°40′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Liaoning
Jilin (for about 26 km)
Liaoning (for about 14 km)
Jilin
43°0′N 129°53′E  North Korea For about 5 km (county of Onsong)
43°0′N 129°57′E  People's Republic of China Jilin
43°0′N 131°6′E  Russia Primorsky Krai — passing just south of Vladivostok
43°0′N 131°34′E Sea of Japan Amur Bay
43°0′N 131°47′E  Russia Russky Island
43°0′N 131°56′E Sea of Japan Ussuri Bay
43°0′N 132°19′E  Russia
43°0′N 134°7′E Sea of Japan
43°0′N 140°31′E  Japan Island of Hokkaidō — passing just south of Sapporo
43°0′N 145°1′E Pacific Ocean
43°0′N 124°28′W  United States Oregon - passing just north of Crater Lake
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota / Nebraska border
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin — passing through Milwaukee

The 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 Lake Michigan
43°0′N 86°13′W  United States Michigan - Passing through Grand Rapids and Flint
43°0′N 82°25′W  Canada Ontario — passing through the cities of Sarnia, London, and Welland
43°0′N 79°1′W  United States New York - Passing through the University at Buffalo and Syracuse
Vermont
New Hampshire - passing through Manchester
43°0′N 70°45′W Atlantic Ocean
43°0′N 9°15′W  Spain Cee (province of A Coruña), Galiza
passing through Lugo, Galiza
Reinosa, Cantabria
43°0′N 1°4′W  France

See also

References
  1. See declination of the sun
  2. "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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