44th parallel north

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The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Line across the Earth
44°
44th parallel north

At this latitude, astronomically, the dusk is visible circa 15 hours 29 minutes before the dawn during the summer solstice (at the Equator circa 12 hours 7 minutes) and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
44°0′N 0°0′E / 44.000°N 0.000°E / 44.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   France Passing through Montauban
44°0′N 7°39′E / 44.000°N 7.650°E / 44.000; 7.650 (Italy)   Italy
44°0′N 8°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E / 44.000; 8.167 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Genoa
44°0′N 10°6′E / 44.000°N 10.100°E / 44.000; 10.100 (Italy)   Italy Passing just north of   San Marino
44°0′N 12°40′E / 44.000°N 12.667°E / 44.000; 12.667 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea
44°0′N 15°2′E / 44.000°N 15.033°E / 44.000; 15.033 (Croatia)   Croatia Islands of Dugi Otok, Pašman, and the mainland
44°0′N 16°32′E / 44.000°N 16.533°E / 44.000; 16.533 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)   Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°14′E / 44.000°N 19.233°E / 44.000; 19.233 (Serbia)   Serbia For about 3 km
44°0′N 19°16′E / 44.000°N 19.267°E / 44.000; 19.267 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)   Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°34′E / 44.000°N 19.567°E / 44.000; 19.567 (Serbia)   Serbia Passing through Kragujevac
44°0′N 22°25′E / 44.000°N 22.417°E / 44.000; 22.417 (Bulgaria)   Bulgaria Passing through Vidin
44°0′N 22°55′E / 44.000°N 22.917°E / 44.000; 22.917 (Romania)   Romania Passing just north of Alexandria
44°0′N 26°13′E / 44.000°N 26.217°E / 44.000; 26.217 (Bulgaria)   Bulgaria
44°0′N 27°41′E / 44.000°N 27.683°E / 44.000; 27.683 (Romania)   Romania For about 15 km
44°0′N 27°53′E / 44.000°N 27.883°E / 44.000; 27.883 (Bulgaria)   Bulgaria For about 4 km
44°0′N 27°56′E / 44.000°N 27.933°E / 44.000; 27.933 (Romania)   Romania
44°0′N 28°40′E / 44.000°N 28.667°E / 44.000; 28.667 (Black Sea) Black Sea
44°0′N 39°11′E / 44.000°N 39.183°E / 44.000; 39.183 (Russia)   Russia Passing just south of Pyatigorsk
44°0′N 47°23′E / 44.000°N 47.383°E / 44.000; 47.383 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Passing just north of Chechen Island,   Russia
44°0′N 50°55′E / 44.000°N 50.917°E / 44.000; 50.917 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan
44°0′N 56°0′E / 44.000°N 56.000°E / 44.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan)   Uzbekistan
44°0′N 61°26′E / 44.000°N 61.433°E / 44.000; 61.433 (Kazakhstan)   Kazakhstan
44°0′N 80°27′E / 44.000°N 80.450°E / 44.000; 80.450 (China)   People's Republic of China Xinjiang — passing about 22 km north of Ürümqi
44°0′N 95°30′E / 44.000°N 95.500°E / 44.000; 95.500 (Mongolia)   Mongolia
44°0′N 111°50′E / 44.000°N 111.833°E / 44.000; 111.833 (China)   People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Jilin — passing just north of Changchun
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 2 km
Heilongjiang - for <1 km
Jilin - for about 10 km
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 5 km
Heilongjiang
44°0′N 131°15′E / 44.000°N 131.250°E / 44.000; 131.250 (Russia)   Russia
44°0′N 135°32′E / 44.000°N 135.533°E / 44.000; 135.533 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
44°0′N 141°39′E / 44.000°N 141.650°E / 44.000; 141.650 (Japan)   Japan Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture
44°0′N 144°17′E / 44.000°N 144.283°E / 44.000; 144.283 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
44°0′N 144°54′E / 44.000°N 144.900°E / 44.000; 144.900 (Japan)   Japan Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture - Shiretoko Peninsula
44°0′N 145°10′E / 44.000°N 145.167°E / 44.000; 145.167 (Nemuro Strait) Nemuro Strait
44°0′N 145°39′E / 44.000°N 145.650°E / 44.000; 145.650 (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Kunashir Island, administered by   Russia but claimed by   Japan
44°0′N 145°48′E / 44.000°N 145.800°E / 44.000; 145.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the island of Shikotan, administered by   Russia, claimed by   Japan
44°0′N 124°8′W / 44.000°N 124.133°W / 44.000; -124.133 (United States)   United States
 
44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States
Oregon - passing just south of Eugene and Bend
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota - passing just south of Rapid City
Minnesota - passing through Rochester
Wisconsin - passing through Oshkosh
44°0′N 87°41′W / 44.000°N 87.683°W / 44.000; -87.683 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan
44°0′N 86°28′W / 44.000°N 86.467°W / 44.000; -86.467 (United States)   United States Michigan
44°0′N 83°59′W / 44.000°N 83.983°W / 44.000; -83.983 (United States) Lake Huron Saginaw Bay – territorial waters of the United States
44°0′N 83°00′W / 44.000°N 83.000°W / 44.000; -83.000 (United States)   United States Michigan – Northern Tip of The Thumb
44°0′N 82°45′W / 44.000°N 82.750°W / 44.000; -82.750 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron
44°0′N 81°44′W / 44.000°N 81.733°W / 44.000; -81.733 (Canada)   Canada Ontario – passing through Aurora, rural Oshawa, and Picton in Prince Edward County
44°0′N 77°0′W / 44.000°N 77.000°W / 44.000; -77.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario
44°0′N 76°16′W / 44.000°N 76.267°W / 44.000; -76.267 (United States)   United States New York - passing just north of Watertown
Vermont - passing through Middlebury
New Hampshire
Maine - passing just south of Auburn
44°0′N 69°8′W / 44.000°N 69.133°W / 44.000; -69.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine - passing just south of Vinalhaven Island and Isle au Haut, Maine,   United States
44°0′N 66°9′W / 44.000°N 66.150°W / 44.000; -66.150 (Canada)   Canada Nova Scotia
44°0′N 64°40′W / 44.000°N 64.667°W / 44.000; -64.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N 59°46′W / 44.000°N 59.767°W / 44.000; -59.767 (Canada)   Canada Nova Scotia - Sable Island
44°0′N 59°45′W / 44.000°N 59.750°W / 44.000; -59.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N 1°21′W / 44.000°N 1.350°W / 44.000; -1.350 (France)   France

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References

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  1. ^ "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.