Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 46°0′N 0°0′E / 46.000°N 0.000°E / 46.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) France 46°0′N 7°0′E / 46.000°N 7.000°E / 46.000; 7.000 (Switzerland) Switzerland 46°0′N 7°53′E / 46.000°N 7.883°E / 46.000; 7.883 (Italy) Italy Passing through Lake Maggiore 46°0′N 8°49′E / 46.000°N 8.817°E / 46.000; 8.817 (Switzerland) Switzerland Passing through Lake Lugano 46°0′N 9°1′E / 46.000°N 9.017°E / 46.000; 9.017 (Italy) Italy Passing through Lake Como 46°0′N 13°29′E / 46.000°N 13.483°E / 46.000; 13.483 (Slovenia) Slovenia Passing just south of Ljubljana 46°0′N 15°42′E / 46.000°N 15.700°E / 46.000; 15.700 (Croatia) Croatia 46°0′N 17°18′E / 46.000°N 17.300°E / 46.000; 17.300 (Hungary) Hungary 46°0′N 19°4′E / 46.000°N 19.067°E / 46.000; 19.067 (Serbia) Serbia For about 7 km 46°0′N 19°9′E / 46.000°N 19.150°E / 46.000; 19.150 (Hungary) Hungary For about 4 km 46°0′N 19°12′E / 46.000°N 19.200°E / 46.000; 19.200 (Serbia) Serbia For about 2 km 46°0′N 19°14′E / 46.000°N 19.233°E / 46.000; 19.233 (Hungary) Hungary For about 5 km 46°0′N 19°18′E / 46.000°N 19.300°E / 46.000; 19.300 (Serbia) Serbia 46°0′N 20°22′E / 46.000°N 20.367°E / 46.000; 20.367 (Romania) Romania 46°0′N 28°6′E / 46.000°N 28.100°E / 46.000; 28.100 (Moldova) Moldova 46°0′N 28°55′E / 46.000°N 28.917°E / 46.000; 28.917 (Ukraine) Ukraine 46°0′N 30°22′E / 46.000°N 30.367°E / 46.000; 30.367 (Black Sea) Black Sea 46°0′N 33°37′E / 46.000°N 33.617°E / 46.000; 33.617 (Ukraine) Ukraine Crimea 46°0′N 34°51′E / 46.000°N 34.850°E / 46.000; 34.850 (Sea of Azov) Sea of Azov 46°0′N 37°56′E / 46.000°N 37.933°E / 46.000; 37.933 (Russia) Russia 46°0′N 48°55′E / 46.000°N 48.917°E / 46.000; 48.917 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 46°0′N 52°55′E / 46.000°N 52.917°E / 46.000; 52.917 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Passing through the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash 46°0′N 82°30′E / 46.000°N 82.500°E / 46.000; 82.500 (China) People's Republic of China Xinjiang 46°0′N 91°0′E / 46.000°N 91.000°E / 46.000; 91.000 (Mongolia) Mongolia 46°0′N 116°18′E / 46.000°N 116.300°E / 46.000; 116.300 (China) People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Jilin - for about 7 km
Inner Mongolia
Jilin
Heilongjiang — passing about 30 km north of Harbin46°0′N 133°41′E / 46.000°N 133.683°E / 46.000; 133.683 (Russia) Russia Primorsky Krai 46°0′N 137°51′E / 46.000°N 137.850°E / 46.000; 137.850 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 46°0′N 141°58′E / 46.000°N 141.967°E / 46.000; 141.967 (Russia) Russia Sakhalin island 46°0′N 142°7′E / 46.000°N 142.117°E / 46.000; 142.117 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 46°0′N 149°56′E / 46.000°N 149.933°E / 46.000; 149.933 (Russia) Russia Island of Urup, Kuril Islands 46°0′N 150°13′E / 46.000°N 150.217°E / 46.000; 150.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 46°0′N 123°56′W / 46.000°N 123.933°W / 46.000; -123.933 (United States) United States Oregon
Washington
Washington/Oregon border
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan46°0′N 85°37′W / 46.000°N 85.617°W / 46.000; -85.617 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 46°0′N 85°0′W / 46.000°N 85.000°W / 46.000; -85.000 (United States) United States Michigan - Upper Peninsula and Drummond Island 46°0′N 83°30′W / 46.000°N 83.500°W / 46.000; -83.500 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron North Channel - passing just north of Cockburn Island and Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada 46°0′N 82°13′W / 46.000°N 82.217°W / 46.000; -82.217 (Canada) Canada Ontario
Quebec46°0′N 70°17′W / 46.000°N 70.283°W / 46.000; -70.283 (United States) United States Maine 46°0′N 67°47′W / 46.000°N 67.783°W / 46.000; -67.783 (Canada) Canada New Brunswick
Nova Scotia (for about 2 km)46°0′N 64°0′W / 46.000°N 64.000°W / 46.000; -64.000 (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 62°54′W / 46.000°N 62.900°W / 46.000; -62.900 (Canada) Canada Prince Edward Island 46°0′N 62°28′W / 46.000°N 62.467°W / 46.000; -62.467 (Northumberland Strait) Northumberland Strait 46°0′N 61°33′W / 46.000°N 61.550°W / 46.000; -61.550 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Island 46°0′N 59°51′W / 46.000°N 59.850°W / 46.000; -59.850 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 46°0′N 1°23′W / 46.000°N 1.383°W / 46.000; -1.383 (France) France Île d'Oléron and the mainland
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