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43rd parallel north

43rd parallel north

Circle of latitude that is 43 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane


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
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:

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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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