48th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 48° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
48°0′N 0°0′E / 48.000°N 0.000°E / 48.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	France
48°0′N 7°36′E / 48.000°N 7.600°E / 48.000; 7.600 (Germany)	Germany	Baden-Württemberg - passing through Freiburg im Breisgau, less than 1 km north of the city centre Bavaria - passing through Lake Ammer, and passing just south of Munich
48°0′N 12°52′E / 48.000°N 12.867°E / 48.000; 12.867 (Austria)	Austria
48°0′N 17°9′E / 48.000°N 17.150°E / 48.000; 17.150 (Hungary)	Hungary	For about 8 km
48°0′N 17°16′E / 48.000°N 17.267°E / 48.000; 17.267 (Slovakia)	Slovakia
48°0′N 18°49′E / 48.000°N 18.817°E / 48.000; 18.817 (Hungary)	Hungary
48°0′N 22°51′E / 48.000°N 22.850°E / 48.000; 22.850 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 6 km
48°0′N 22°56′E / 48.000°N 22.933°E / 48.000; 22.933 (Romania)	Romania	For about 4 km
48°0′N 23°0′E / 48.000°N 23.000°E / 48.000; 23.000 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 4 km
48°0′N 23°3′E / 48.000°N 23.050°E / 48.000; 23.050 (Romania)	Romania
48°0′N 23°24′E / 48.000°N 23.400°E / 48.000; 23.400 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
48°0′N 26°11′E / 48.000°N 26.183°E / 48.000; 26.183 (Romania)	Romania
48°0′N 27°8′E / 48.000°N 27.133°E / 48.000; 27.133 (Moldova)	Moldova	Passing through Transnistria
48°0′N 28°54′E / 48.000°N 28.900°E / 48.000; 28.900 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
48°0′N 39°48′E / 48.000°N 39.800°E / 48.000; 39.800 (Russia)	Russia	Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast Kalmykia Astrakhan Oblast
48°0′N 47°1′E / 48.000°N 47.017°E / 48.000; 47.017 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
48°0′N 85°34′E / 48.000°N 85.567°E / 48.000; 85.567 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
48°0′N 89°2′E / 48.000°N 89.033°E / 48.000; 89.033 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
48°0′N 89°17′E / 48.000°N 89.283°E / 48.000; 89.283 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang
48°0′N 89°35′E / 48.000°N 89.583°E / 48.000; 89.583 (Mongolia)	Mongolia	Passing just north of Ulan Bator
48°0′N 115°30′E / 48.000°N 115.500°E / 48.000; 115.500 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
48°0′N 117°47′E / 48.000°N 117.783°E / 48.000; 117.783 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
48°0′N 118°28′E / 48.000°N 118.467°E / 48.000; 118.467 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang
48°0′N 130°44′E / 48.000°N 130.733°E / 48.000; 130.733 (Russia)	Russia	Jewish Autonomous Oblast
48°0′N 132°52′E / 48.000°N 132.867°E / 48.000; 132.867 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang
48°0′N 134°33′E / 48.000°N 134.550°E / 48.000; 134.550 (Russia)	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai
48°0′N 139°33′E / 48.000°N 139.550°E / 48.000; 139.550 (Strait of Tartary)	Strait of Tartary
48°0′N 142°12′E / 48.000°N 142.200°E / 48.000; 142.200 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
48°0′N 142°32′E / 48.000°N 142.533°E / 48.000; 142.533 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk	Passing between the islands of Rasshua and Ushishir in Russia's Kuril Island chain
48°0′N 153°10′E / 48.000°N 153.167°E / 48.000; 153.167 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
48°0′N 124°41′W / 48.000°N 124.683°W / 48.000; -124.683 (United States)	United States	Washington - Olympic Peninsula (mainland), Whidbey Island, and the mainland Idaho Montana North Dakota Minnesota
48°0′N 89°56′W / 48.000°N 89.933°W / 48.000; -89.933 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario - for about 7 km
48°0′N 89°50′W / 48.000°N 89.833°W / 48.000; -89.833 (United States)	United States	Minnesota
48°0′N 89°35′W / 48.000°N 89.583°W / 48.000; -89.583 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario - for about 2 km
48°0′N 89°34′W / 48.000°N 89.567°W / 48.000; -89.567 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
48°0′N 88°59′W / 48.000°N 88.983°W / 48.000; -88.983 (United States)	United States	Michigan - Isle Royale
48°0′N 88°41′W / 48.000°N 88.683°W / 48.000; -88.683 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
48°0′N 85°54′W / 48.000°N 85.900°W / 48.000; -85.900 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario Quebec
48°0′N 69°47′W / 48.000°N 69.783°W / 48.000; -69.783 (Saint Lawrence River)	Saint Lawrence River
48°0′N 69°30′W / 48.000°N 69.500°W / 48.000; -69.500 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec - Île Verte and mainland Quebec / New Brunswick border Quebec New Brunswick
48°0′N 66°19′W / 48.000°N 66.317°W / 48.000; -66.317 (Baie des Chaleurs)	Baie des Chaleurs	Just passing south of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
48°0′N 64°33′W / 48.000°N 64.550°W / 48.000; -64.550 (Canada)	Canada	New Brunswick - Miscou Island
48°0′N 64°29′W / 48.000°N 64.483°W / 48.000; -64.483 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
48°0′N 59°17′W / 48.000°N 59.283°W / 48.000; -59.283 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - island of Newfoundland. From west to east, the parallel enters the island near the Anguille Mountains then passes near the community of North Branch. Further east it passes 1 km north of the Bay d'Espoir Generating Station, and through the community of Queen's Cove.
48°0′N 53°39′W / 48.000°N 53.650°W / 48.000; -53.650 (Trinity Bay)	Trinity Bay
48°0′N 53°19′W / 48.000°N 53.317°W / 48.000; -53.317 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - Bay de Verde Peninsula, island of Newfoundland (from Hants Harbour to Lower Island Cove)
48°0′N 52°59′W / 48.000°N 52.983°W / 48.000; -52.983 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
48°0′N 4°30′W / 48.000°N 4.500°W / 48.000; -4.500 (France)	France