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.

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:


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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" | 🇫🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" | 🇫🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" | 🇫🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇹 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea ! scope="row" | 🇭🇷 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇦 ! scope="row" | 🇲🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇷🇸 ! scope="row" | Kosovo or 🇷🇸 ! scope="row" | 🇷🇸 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Black Sea ! scope="row" | Abkhazia or Passing through Sukhumi. ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caspian Sea ! scope="row" | 🇰🇿 ! scope="row" | 🇺🇿 ! scope="row" | 🇰🇿 ! scope="row" | 🇰🇬 ! scope="row" | 🇰🇿 ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" | 🇲🇳 ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" | 🇰🇵 ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan ! scope="row" | 🇯🇵 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 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. ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Michigan ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇪🇸 passing through Lugo, Galiza Reinosa, Cantabria ! scope="row" | 🇫🇷
 * 43°N, °W
 * 43°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 3.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 3.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 3.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Lion
 * 43°N, 6.16667°W
 * 43°N, 6.16667°W
 * Îles d'Hyères
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 6.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 6.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 43°N, 9.33333°W
 * 43°N, 9.33333°W
 * Island of Corsica
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 9.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 9.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Capraia, 🇮🇹
 * 43°N, 10.5°W
 * 43°N, 10.5°W
 * Gallina Grottammare
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 13.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 13.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Vis, 🇭🇷 Passing just north of the island of Korčula, 🇭🇷
 * 43°N, 17.03333°W
 * 43°N, 17.03333°W
 * 43°N, 17.66667°W
 * 43°N, 17.66667°W
 * 43°N, 17.66667°W
 * 43°N, 18.46667°W
 * 43°N, 18.46667°W
 * 43°N, 18.46667°W
 * 43°N, 20.1°W
 * 43°N, 20.1°W
 * 43°N, 20.1°W
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 * 43°N, 20.56667°W
 * 43°N, 20.56667°W
 * Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia.
 * 43°N, 21.23333°W
 * 43°N, 21.23333°W
 * passing through Leskovac
 * 43°N, 22.81667°W
 * 43°N, 22.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 27.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 27.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 27.9°W
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 * 43°N, 40.93333°W
 * Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.
 * 43°N, 41.9°W
 * 43°N, 41.9°W
 * 43°N, 43.08333°W
 * 43°N, 43.08333°W
 * 43°N, 43.08333°W
 * Passing through Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 47.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 47.46667°W
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 * 43°N, 51.76667°W
 * 43°N, 51.76667°W
 * 43°N, 56°W
 * 43°N, 56°W
 * 43°N, 56°W
 * 43°N, 65.76667°W
 * 43°N, 65.76667°W
 * 43°N, 65.76667°W
 * passing just north of Taraz
 * 43°N, 73.55°W
 * 43°N, 73.55°W
 * passing just north of Bishkek
 * 43°N, 74.71667°W
 * 43°N, 74.71667°W
 * 43°N, 80.38333°W
 * 43°N, 80.38333°W
 * 43°N, 80.38333°W
 * Xinjiang
 * 43°N, 96.16667°W
 * 43°N, 96.16667°W
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 * 43°N, 110.66667°W
 * 43°N, 110.66667°W
 * Inner Mongolia Liaoning Jilin (for about 26 km) Liaoning (for about 14 km) Jilin
 * 43°N, 129.88333°W
 * 43°N, 129.88333°W
 * For about 5 km (county of Onsong)
 * 43°N, 129.95°W
 * 43°N, 129.95°W
 * Jilin
 * 43°N, 131.1°W
 * 43°N, 131.1°W
 * Primorsky Krai — passing just south of Vladivostok
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 131.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 131.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amur Bay
 * 43°N, 131.78333°W
 * 43°N, 131.78333°W
 * Russky Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 131.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 131.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ussuri Bay
 * 43°N, 132.31667°W
 * 43°N, 132.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 134.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 134.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 134.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 43°N, 140.51667°W
 * 43°N, 140.51667°W
 * Island of Hokkaidō — passing just south of Sapporo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 145.01667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, 145.01667°W
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 * 43°N, -124.46667°W
 * Oregon - passing just north of Crater Lake Idaho Wyoming South Dakota / Nebraska border South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin — passing through Milwaukee
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, -87.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, -87.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 43°N, -86.21667°W
 * 43°N, -86.21667°W
 * Michigan - Passing through Grand Rapids and Flint
 * 43°N, -82.41667°W
 * 43°N, -82.41667°W
 * Ontario — passing through the cities of Toronto, Sarnia, London, and Welland
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 * 43°N, -79.01667°W
 * New York - Passing through the University at Buffalo and Syracuse Vermont New Hampshire - passing through Manchester
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, -70.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43°N, -70.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 43°N, -9.25°W
 * 43°N, -9.25°W
 * Cee (province of A Coruña), Galiza
 * 43°N, -1.06667°W
 * 43°N, -1.06667°W
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