47th parallel north

The 47th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 47 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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47th parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 54 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice.[1] This is the northern limit of the visibility of the star θ Scorpii and thus of the 'tail' of the constellation Scorpius.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
47°0′N 0°0′E	France	Passing just south of Nantes, Montsoreau and Bourges
47°0′N 6°38′E	Switzerland	Passing just north of Bern
47°0′N 9°53′E	Austria
47°0′N 10°23′E	Switzerland	For roughly 300 meters at Grübelekopf
47°0′N 10°23′E	Austria
47°0′N 11°27′E	Italy	For about 4 km
47°0′N 11°31′E	Austria	For about 3 km
47°0′N 11°34′E	Italy	For about 7 km
47°0′N 11°39′E	Austria	For about 14 km
47°0′N 11°50′E	Italy
47°0′N 12°8′E	Austria
47°0′N 16°17′E	Hungary	Passing through Lake Balaton
47°0′N 21°42′E	Romania	Passing just south of Oradea and Iași
47°0′N 28°5′E	Moldova	Passing through Chișinău Passing through Transnistria
47°0′N 29°36′E	Ukraine	Odessa Oblast Mykolayiv Oblast — passing through Mykolayiv Kherson Oblast — passing through Kakhovka Reservoir Zaporizhia Oblast — passing just north of Melitopol Donetsk Oblast — passing through Bilosarayska Spit
47°0′N 37°27′E	Sea of Azov	Taganrog Bay
47°0′N 39°1′E	Russia
47°0′N 48°47′E	Kazakhstan	Just passing through the northern end of the Caspian Sea
47°0′N 82°56′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
47°0′N 83°53′E	Kazakhstan
47°0′N 84°19′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang - for about 11 km
47°0′N 84°27′E	Kazakhstan
47°0′N 85°10′E	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
47°0′N 90°44′E	Mongolia
47°0′N 119°48′E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang
47°0′N 134°5′E	Russia
47°0′N 138°33′E	Sea of Japan
47°0′N 142°1′E	Russia	Sakhalin island
47°0′N 143°4′E	Sea of Okhotsk
47°0′N 152°4′E	Russia	Island of Simushir, Kuril Islands
47°0′N 152°10′E	Pacific Ocean
47°0′N 124°10′W	United States	Washington - passing through Tumwater and CWU Idaho Montana North Dakota Minnesota
47°0′N 91°41′W	Lake Superior
47°0′N 90°46′W	United States	Wisconsin - Apostle Islands
47°0′N 90°25′W	Lake Superior
47°0′N 88°57′W	United States	Michigan - Keweenaw Peninsula
47°0′N 88°23′W	Lake Superior
47°0′N 84°47′W	Canada	Ontario Quebec - passing just north of Montmagny
47°0′N 69°41′W	United States	Maine
47°0′N 67°47′W	Canada	New Brunswick
47°0′N 64°49′W	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Northumberland Strait
47°0′N 64°4′W	Canada	Prince Edward Island
47°0′N 64°0′W	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
47°0′N 60°40′W	Canada	Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island
47°0′N 60°25′W	Cabot Strait
47°0′N 59°28′W	Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 56°22′W	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Miquelon Island
47°0′N 56°17′W	Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 55°59′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N 55°12′W	Placentia Bay
47°0′N 54°10′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N 52°54′W	Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 2°17′W	France	Île de Noirmoutier and mainland

See also

• 46th parallel north
• 48th parallel north

References

1. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php