# 46th parallel north

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The 46th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 46 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 38 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 46°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 46.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  France 46°0′N 7°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 7.000°E﻿ / 46.000; 7.000﻿ (Switzerland)  Switzerland 46°0′N 7°53′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 7.883°E﻿ / 46.000; 7.883﻿ (Italy)  Italy Passing through Lake Maggiore near Luino 46°0′N 8°49′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 8.817°E﻿ / 46.000; 8.817﻿ (Switzerland)  Switzerland Passing through Lake Lugano 46°0′N 9°1′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 9.017°E﻿ / 46.000; 9.017﻿ (Italy)  Italy Passing through Lake Como 46°0′N 13°29′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 13.483°E﻿ / 46.000; 13.483﻿ (Slovenia)  Slovenia Passing just south of Ljubljana 46°0′N 15°42′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 15.700°E﻿ / 46.000; 15.700﻿ (Croatia)  Croatia 46°0′N 17°18′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 17.300°E﻿ / 46.000; 17.300﻿ (Hungary)  Hungary 46°0′N 19°4′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 19.067°E﻿ / 46.000; 19.067﻿ (Serbia)  Serbia For about 7 km 46°0′N 19°9′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 19.150°E﻿ / 46.000; 19.150﻿ (Hungary)  Hungary For about 4 km 46°0′N 19°12′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 19.200°E﻿ / 46.000; 19.200﻿ (Serbia)  Serbia For about 2 km 46°0′N 19°14′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 19.233°E﻿ / 46.000; 19.233﻿ (Hungary)  Hungary For about 5 km 46°0′N 19°18′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 19.300°E﻿ / 46.000; 19.300﻿ (Serbia)  Serbia passing just south of Subotica 46°0′N 20°22′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 20.367°E﻿ / 46.000; 20.367﻿ (Romania)  Romania 46°0′N 28°6′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 28.100°E﻿ / 46.000; 28.100﻿ (Moldova)  Moldova 46°0′N 28°55′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 28.917°E﻿ / 46.000; 28.917﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine Odesa Oblast — passing just south of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 46°0′N 30°22′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 30.367°E﻿ / 46.000; 30.367﻿ (Black Sea) Black Sea 46°0′N 33°37′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 33.617°E﻿ / 46.000; 33.617﻿ (Ukraine)  Ukraine Crimea (claimed and controlled by Russia) — passing just south of Armiansk Kherson Oblast — passing through Chonhar peninsula and Arabat Spit 46°0′N 34°51′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 34.850°E﻿ / 46.000; 34.850﻿ (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 46°0′N 37°56′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 37.933°E﻿ / 46.000; 37.933﻿ (Russia)  Russia 46°0′N 48°55′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 48.917°E﻿ / 46.000; 48.917﻿ (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 46°0′N 52°55′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 52.917°E﻿ / 46.000; 52.917﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Passing through the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash 46°0′N 82°30′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 82.500°E﻿ / 46.000; 82.500﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang 46°0′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 91.000°E﻿ / 46.000; 91.000﻿ (Mongolia)  Mongolia 46°0′N 116°18′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 116.300°E﻿ / 46.000; 116.300﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia Jilin - for about 7 km Inner Mongolia Jilin Heilongjiang — passing about 30 km north of Harbin 46°0′N 133°41′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 133.683°E﻿ / 46.000; 133.683﻿ (Russia)  Russia Primorsky Krai 46°0′N 137°51′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 137.850°E﻿ / 46.000; 137.850﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 46°0′N 141°58′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 141.967°E﻿ / 46.000; 141.967﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin island 46°0′N 142°7′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 142.117°E﻿ / 46.000; 142.117﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 46°0′N 149°56′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 149.933°E﻿ / 46.000; 149.933﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Urup, Kuril Islands 46°0′N 150°13′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 150.217°E﻿ / 46.000; 150.217﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 46°0′N 123°56′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 123.933°W﻿ / 46.000; -123.933﻿ (United States)  United States Oregon Washington Washington/Oregon border Idaho Montana - passing through Butte North Dakota (just north of the border with South Dakota) Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan 46°0′N 85°37′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 85.617°W﻿ / 46.000; -85.617﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 46°0′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 85.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -85.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan - Upper Peninsula and Drummond Island 46°0′N 83°30′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 83.500°W﻿ / 46.000; -83.500﻿ (Lake Huron) Lake Huron North Channel - passing just north of Cockburn Island and Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada 46°0′N 82°13′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 82.217°W﻿ / 46.000; -82.217﻿ (Canada)  Canada Ontario Quebec - passing just south of Sorel-Tracy 46°0′N 70°17′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 70.283°W﻿ / 46.000; -70.283﻿ (United States)  United States Maine 46°0′N 67°47′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 67.783°W﻿ / 46.000; -67.783﻿ (Canada)  Canada New Brunswick - passing just north of Fredericton Nova Scotia (for about 2 km) 46°0′N 64°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 64.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -64.000﻿ (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 62°54′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 62.900°W﻿ / 46.000; -62.900﻿ (Canada)  Canada Prince Edward Island 46°0′N 62°28′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 62.467°W﻿ / 46.000; -62.467﻿ (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 61°33′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 61.550°W﻿ / 46.000; -61.550﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island 46°0′N 59°51′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 59.850°W﻿ / 46.000; -59.850﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 46°0′N 1°23′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 1.383°W﻿ / 46.000; -1.383﻿ (France)  France Île d'Oléron and the mainland