42nd Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 42° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
42°0′N 0°0′E / 42°N 0°E / 42; 0 (Prime Meridian)	Spain	Passing just north of Girona
42°0′N 3°11′E / 42°N 3.183°E / 42; 3.183 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea
42°0′N 8°39′E / 42°N 8.65°E / 42; 8.65 (France)	France	Island of Corsica
42°0′N 9°27′E / 42°N 9.45°E / 42; 9.45 (Mediterranean Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Tyrrhenian Sea
42°0′N 11°58′E / 42°N 11.967°E / 42; 11.967 (Italy)	Italy	Passing just north of Rome
42°0′N 15°0′E / 42°N 15°E / 42; 15 (Adriatic Sea)	Mediterranean Sea	Adriatic Sea
42°0′N 19°9′E / 42°N 19.15°E / 42; 19.15 (Montenegro)	Montenegro
42°0′N 19°23′E / 42°N 19.383°E / 42; 19.383 (Albania)	Albania
42°0′N 20°37′E / 42°N 20.617°E / 42; 20.617 (Serbia/Kosovo)	Kosovo or Serbia	Kosovo is a partially recognised state. Some nations consider its territory to be part of Serbia.
42°0′N 20°46′E / 42°N 20.767°E / 42; 20.767 (Macedonia)	Macedonia	Passing through Skopje
42°0′N 22°52′E / 42°N 22.867°E / 42; 22.867 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
42°0′N 26°56′E / 42°N 26.933°E / 42; 26.933 (Turkey)	Turkey
42°0′N 27°25′E / 42°N 27.417°E / 42; 27.417 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
42°0′N 27°51′E / 42°N 27.85°E / 42; 27.85 (Turkey)	Turkey	For about 3km
42°0′N 27°53′E / 42°N 27.883°E / 42; 27.883 (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria
42°0′N 28°2′E / 42°N 28.033°E / 42; 28.033 (Black Sea)	Black Sea
42°0′N 33°17′E / 42°N 33.283°E / 42; 33.283 (Turkey)	Turkey
42°0′N 33°34′E / 42°N 33.567°E / 42; 33.567 (Black Sea)	Black Sea
42°0′N 34°52′E / 42°N 34.867°E / 42; 34.867 (Turkey)	Turkey
42°0′N 35°7′E / 42°N 35.117°E / 42; 35.117 (Black Sea)	Black Sea
42°0′N 41°45′E / 42°N 41.75°E / 42; 41.75 (Georgia)	Georgia
42°0′N 46°5′E / 42°N 46.083°E / 42; 46.083 (Russia)	Russia	Dagestan - For about 2km
42°0′N 46°7′E / 42°N 46.117°E / 42; 46.117 (Georgia)	Georgia	For about 3km
42°0′N 46°9′E / 42°N 46.15°E / 42; 46.15 (Russia)	Russia	Dagestan
42°0′N 48°20′E / 42°N 48.333°E / 42; 48.333 (Caspian Sea)	Caspian Sea
42°0′N 52°27′E / 42°N 52.45°E / 42; 52.45 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
42°0′N 52°48′E / 42°N 52.8°E / 42; 52.8 (Turkmenistan)	Turkmenistan
42°0′N 54°51′E / 42°N 54.85°E / 42; 54.85 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
42°0′N 56°0′E / 42°N 56°E / 42; 56 (Uzbekistan)	Uzbekistan
42°0′N 57°10′E / 42°N 57.167°E / 42; 57.167 (Turkmenistan)	Turkmenistan
42°0′N 60°0′E / 42°N 60°E / 42; 60 (Uzbekistan)	Uzbekistan
42°0′N 66°0′E / 42°N 66°E / 42; 66 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
42°0′N 70°20′E / 42°N 70.333°E / 42; 70.333 (Uzbekistan)	Uzbekistan
42°0′N 70°50′E / 42°N 70.833°E / 42; 70.833 (Kyrgyzstan)	Kyrgyzstan
42°0′N 79°50′E / 42°N 79.833°E / 42; 79.833 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang Gansu Inner Mongolia
42°0′N 103°3′E / 42°N 103.05°E / 42; 103.05 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
42°0′N 105°56′E / 42°N 105.933°E / 42; 105.933 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei Inner Mongolia Hebei Inner Mongolia Hebei Inner Mongolia Liaoning Inner Mongolia Liaoning Jilin
42°0′N 128°3′E / 42°N 128.05°E / 42; 128.05 (North Korea)	North Korea	Passing through Baekdu Mountain
42°0′N 128°29′E / 42°N 128.483°E / 42; 128.483 (China)	People's Republic of China	Jilin (for about 8 km)
42°0′N 128°34′E / 42°N 128.567°E / 42; 128.567 (North Korea)	North Korea
42°0′N 130°2′E / 42°N 130.033°E / 42; 130.033 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan	Passing just south of Okushiri Island, Japan
42°0′N 140°7′E / 42°N 140.117°E / 42; 140.117 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Hokkaidō
42°0′N 140°53′E / 42°N 140.883°E / 42; 140.883 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
42°0′N 143°9′E / 42°N 143.15°E / 42; 143.15 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Hokkaidō
42°0′N 143°15′E / 42°N 143.25°E / 42; 143.25 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
42°0′N 124°13′W / 42°N 124.217°W / 42; -124.217 (United States)	United States	Oregon / California border Oregon / Nevada border Idaho / Nevada border Idaho / Utah border Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Illinois - passing through Chicago
42°0′N 87°39′W / 42°N 87.65°W / 42; -87.65 (Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
42°0′N 86°33′W / 42°N 86.55°W / 42; -86.55 (United States)	United States	Michigan
42°0′N 83°11′W / 42°N 83.183°W / 42; -83.183 (Lake Erie)	Lake Erie
42°0′N 82°58′W / 42°N 82.967°W / 42; -82.967 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario
42°0′N 82°29′W / 42°N 82.483°W / 42; -82.483 (Lake Erie)	Lake Erie
42°0′N 80°26′W / 42°N 80.433°W / 42; -80.433 (United States)	United States	Pennsylvania (Erie County) New York / Pennsylvania border New York Connecticut - running just south of the border with Massachusetts Rhode Island - running just south of the border with Massachusetts Massachusetts
42°0′N 70°42′W / 42°N 70.7°W / 42; -70.7 (Cape Cod Bay)	Cape Cod Bay
42°0′N 70°5′W / 42°N 70.083°W / 42; -70.083 (United States)	United States	Massachusetts (Cape Cod)
42°0′N 70°2′W / 42°N 70.033°W / 42; -70.033 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
42°0′N 8°53′W / 42°N 8.883°W / 42; -8.883 (Spain)	Spain
42°0′N 8°39′W / 42°N 8.65°W / 42; -8.65 (Portugal)	Portugal
42°0′N 8°7′W / 42°N 8.117°W / 42; -8.117 (Spain)	Spain