43rd parallel north

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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.

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]

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 Sukhumi.
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

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