43rd parallel north

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43rd parallel north

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The43rd parallel northis acircle of latitudethat is 43degrees northof theEarth's equatorial plane.It crossesEurope,theMediterranean Sea,Asia,thePacific Ocean,North America,and theAtlantic Ocean.

On 21 June thesunaverages, 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 thesummer solsticeand 9 hours, 0 minutes during thewinter solstice.^[2]

Around the world[edit]

Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 43° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
43°0′N0°0′E/ 43.000°N 0.000°E/43.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian)	France
43°0′N3°2′E/ 43.000°N 3.033°E/43.000; 3.033(Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Lion
43°0′N6°10′E/ 43.000°N 6.167°E/43.000; 6.167(France)	France	Îles d'Hyères
43°0′N6°14′E/ 43.000°N 6.233°E/43.000; 6.233(Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
43°0′N9°20′E/ 43.000°N 9.333°E/43.000; 9.333(France)	France	Island ofCorsica
43°0′N9°27′E/ 43.000°N 9.450°E/43.000; 9.450(Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just south of the island ofCapraia,Italy
43°0′N10°30′E/ 43.000°N 10.500°E/43.000; 10.500(Italy)	Italy	Gallina Grottammare
43°0′N13°52′E/ 43.000°N 13.867°E/43.000; 13.867(Adriatic Sea)	Adriatic Sea	Passing just south of the island ofVis,Croatia Passing just north of the island ofKorčula,Croatia
43°0′N17°2′E/ 43.000°N 17.033°E/43.000; 17.033(Croatia)	Croatia
43°0′N17°40′E/ 43.000°N 17.667°E/43.000; 17.667(Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°0′N18°28′E/ 43.000°N 18.467°E/43.000; 18.467(Montenegro)	Montenegro
43°0′N20°6′E/ 43.000°N 20.100°E/43.000; 20.100(Serbia)	Serbia
43°0′N20°34′E/ 43.000°N 20.567°E/43.000; 20.567(Kosovo/Serbia)	KosovoorSerbia	Kosovo is apartially recognisedstate. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia.
43°0′N21°14′E/ 43.000°N 21.233°E/43.000; 21.233(Serbia)	Serbia	passing throughLeskovac
43°0′N22°49′E/ 43.000°N 22.817°E/43.000; 22.817(Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
43°0′N27°54′E/ 43.000°N 27.900°E/43.000; 27.900(Black Sea)	Black Sea
43°0′N40°56′E/ 43.000°N 40.933°E/43.000; 40.933(Abkhazia/Georgia)	AbkhaziaorGeorgia	Abkhazia is apartially recognisedstate. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia. Passing throughSukhumi.
43°0′N41°54′E/ 43.000°N 41.900°E/43.000; 41.900(Georgia)	Georgia
43°0′N43°5′E/ 43.000°N 43.083°E/43.000; 43.083(Russia)	Russia	Passing throughVladikavkazandMakhachkala
43°0′N47°28′E/ 43.000°N 47.467°E/43.000; 47.467(Caspian Sea)	Caspian Sea
43°0′N51°46′E/ 43.000°N 51.767°E/43.000; 51.767(Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
43°0′N56°0′E/ 43.000°N 56.000°E/43.000; 56.000(Uzbekistan)	Uzbekistan
43°0′N65°46′E/ 43.000°N 65.767°E/43.000; 65.767(Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	passing just north ofTaraz
43°0′N73°33′E/ 43.000°N 73.550°E/43.000; 73.550(Kyrgyzstan)	Kyrgyzstan	passing just north ofBishkek
43°0′N74°43′E/ 43.000°N 74.717°E/43.000; 74.717(Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
43°0′N80°23′E/ 43.000°N 80.383°E/43.000; 80.383(China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
43°0′N96°10′E/ 43.000°N 96.167°E/43.000; 96.167(Mongolia)	Mongolia
43°0′N110°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) Jilin
43°0′N129°53′E/ 43.000°N 129.883°E/43.000; 129.883(North Korea)	North Korea	For about 5 km (county ofOnsong)
43°0′N129°57′E/ 43.000°N 129.950°E/43.000; 129.950(China)	People's Republic of China	Jilin
43°0′N131°6′E/ 43.000°N 131.100°E/43.000; 131.100(Russia)	Russia	Primorsky Krai— passing just south ofVladivostok
43°0′N131°34′E/ 43.000°N 131.567°E/43.000; 131.567(Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan	Amur Bay
43°0′N131°47′E/ 43.000°N 131.783°E/43.000; 131.783(Russia)	Russia	Russky Island
43°0′N131°56′E/ 43.000°N 131.933°E/43.000; 131.933(Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan	Ussuri Bay
43°0′N132°19′E/ 43.000°N 132.317°E/43.000; 132.317(Russia)	Russia
43°0′N134°7′E/ 43.000°N 134.117°E/43.000; 134.117(Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
43°0′N140°31′E/ 43.000°N 140.517°E/43.000; 140.517(Japan)	Japan	Island ofHokkaidō— passing just south ofSapporo
43°0′N145°1′E/ 43.000°N 145.017°E/43.000; 145.017(Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
43°0′N124°28′W/ 43.000°N 124.467°W/43.000; -124.467(United States)	United States	Oregon- passing just north ofCrater Lake Idaho Wyoming South Dakota/Nebraskaborder South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin— passing throughMilwaukee The parallel 43° north forms most of the boundary between theState of Nebraskaand theState of South Dakota.The parallel formed the northern border of the historic and extralegalTerritory of Jefferson.
43°0′N87°53′W/ 43.000°N 87.883°W/43.000; -87.883(Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
43°0′N86°13′W/ 43.000°N 86.217°W/43.000; -86.217(United States)	United States	Michigan- Passing throughGrand RapidsandFlint
43°0′N82°25′W/ 43.000°N 82.417°W/43.000; -82.417(Canada)	Canada	Ontario— passing through the cities ofToronto,Sarnia,London,andWelland
43°0′N79°1′W/ 43.000°N 79.017°W/43.000; -79.017(United States)	United States	New York- Passing through theUniversity at BuffaloandSyracuse Vermont New Hampshire- passing throughManchester
43°0′N70°45′W/ 43.000°N 70.750°W/43.000; -70.750(Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
43°0′N9°15′W/ 43.000°N 9.250°W/43.000; -9.250(Spain)	Spain	Cee(province of A Coruña), Galiza passing throughLugo,Galiza Reinosa,Cantabria
43°0′N1°4′W/ 43.000°N 1.067°W/43.000; -1.067(France)	France