# 43rd parallel north

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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.
On 21 June the sun averages, with negligible variance, its local maximum, 70.83 degrees in the sky.
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.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 43°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 43.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  France 43°0′N 3°2′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 3.033°E﻿ / 43.000; 3.033﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Lion 43°0′N 6°10′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 6.167°E﻿ / 43.000; 6.167﻿ (France)  France Îles d'Hyères 43°0′N 6°14′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 6.233°E﻿ / 43.000; 6.233﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 43°0′N 9°20′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 9.333°E﻿ / 43.000; 9.333﻿ (France)  France Island of Corsica 43°0′N 9°27′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 9.450°E﻿ / 43.000; 9.450﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just south of the island of Capraia, Italy 43°0′N 10°30′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 10.500°E﻿ / 43.000; 10.500﻿ (Italy)  Italy Gallina Grottammare 43°0′N 13°52′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 13.867°E﻿ / 43.000; 13.867﻿ (Adriatic Sea) 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 / ﻿43.000°N 17.033°E﻿ / 43.000; 17.033﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia 43°0′N 17°40′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 17.667°E﻿ / 43.000; 17.667﻿ (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 43°0′N 18°28′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 18.467°E﻿ / 43.000; 18.467﻿ (Montenegro)  Montenegro 43°0′N 20°6′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 20.100°E﻿ / 43.000; 20.100﻿ (Serbia)  Serbia 43°0′N 20°34′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 20.567°E﻿ / 43.000; 20.567﻿ (Kosovo/Serbia)  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 / ﻿43.000°N 21.233°E﻿ / 43.000; 21.233﻿ (Serbia)  Serbia passing through Leskovac 43°0′N 22°49′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 22.817°E﻿ / 43.000; 22.817﻿ (Bulgaria)  Bulgaria 43°0′N 27°54′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 27.900°E﻿ / 43.000; 27.900﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 43°0′N 40°56′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 40.933°E﻿ / 43.000; 40.933﻿ (Abkhazia/Georgia)  Abkhazia or Georgia Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia. Passing through Sokhumi. 43°0′N 41°54′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 41.900°E﻿ / 43.000; 41.900﻿ (Georgia)  Georgia 43°0′N 43°5′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 43.083°E﻿ / 43.000; 43.083﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing through Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala 43°0′N 47°28′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 47.467°E﻿ / 43.000; 47.467﻿ (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 43°0′N 51°46′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 51.767°E﻿ / 43.000; 51.767﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 43°0′N 56°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 56.000°E﻿ / 43.000; 56.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan 43°0′N 65°46′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 65.767°E﻿ / 43.000; 65.767﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan passing just north of Taraz 43°0′N 73°33′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 73.550°E﻿ / 43.000; 73.550﻿ (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan passing just north of Bishkek 43°0′N 74°43′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 74.717°E﻿ / 43.000; 74.717﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 43°0′N 80°23′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 80.383°E﻿ / 43.000; 80.383﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang 43°0′N 96°10′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 96.167°E﻿ / 43.000; 96.167﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 43°0′N 110°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′N 129°53′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 129.883°E﻿ / 43.000; 129.883﻿ (North Korea)  North Korea For about 5 km (county of Onsong) 43°0′N 129°57′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 129.950°E﻿ / 43.000; 129.950﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Jilin 43°0′N 131°6′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 131.100°E﻿ / 43.000; 131.100﻿ (Russia)  Russia Primorsky Krai — passing just south of Vladivostok 43°0′N 131°34′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 131.567°E﻿ / 43.000; 131.567﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Amur Bay 43°0′N 131°47′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 131.783°E﻿ / 43.000; 131.783﻿ (Russia)  Russia Russky Island 43°0′N 131°56′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 131.933°E﻿ / 43.000; 131.933﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Ussuri Bay 43°0′N 132°19′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 132.317°E﻿ / 43.000; 132.317﻿ (Russia)  Russia 43°0′N 134°7′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 134.117°E﻿ / 43.000; 134.117﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 43°0′N 140°31′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 140.517°E﻿ / 43.000; 140.517﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Hokkaidō — passing just south of Sapporo 43°0′N 145°1′E﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 145.017°E﻿ / 43.000; 145.017﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 43°0′N 124°28′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 124.467°W﻿ / 43.000; -124.467﻿ (United States)  United States Oregon - passing just north of Crater Lake Idaho Wyoming South Dakota / Nebraska border South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin — passing south of Madison and 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 / ﻿43.000°N 87.883°W﻿ / 43.000; -87.883﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 43°0′N 86°13′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 86.217°W﻿ / 43.000; -86.217﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan - Passing through Grand Rapids and Flint 43°0′N 82°25′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 82.417°W﻿ / 43.000; -82.417﻿ (Canada)  Canada Ontario — passing through the cities of Sarnia, London, and Welland 43°0′N 79°1′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 79.017°W﻿ / 43.000; -79.017﻿ (United States)  United States New York - Passing through the University at Buffalo and Syracuse Vermont New Hampshire - passing through Manchester 43°0′N 70°45′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 70.750°W﻿ / 43.000; -70.750﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°0′N 9°15′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 9.250°W﻿ / 43.000; -9.250﻿ (Spain)  Spain Cee (province of A Coruña), Galiza passing through Lugo, Galiza Reinosa, Cantabria 43°0′N 1°4′W﻿ / ﻿43.000°N 1.067°W﻿ / 43.000; -1.067﻿ (France)  France