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The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, but the true halfway point is 16.0 km (9.9 mi) north of it (approximately between 45°08'36" and 45°08'37") because Earth is an oblate spheroid; that is, it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. [1]
Located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Cubzac, the Château du Bouilh is crossed by the 45th parallel north. It is located 26 kilometers from Bordeaux and Blaye (whose citadel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and 29 kilometers from Saint-Émilion, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
France, crossed by the 45°N parallel ( Bordeaux latitude), is represented by two parts: the part north of 45°N is in Central-Western Europe, and the part to the south is in Southwestern Europe. The graphs representing temperature variations in mainland France over the Holocene, reconstructed from pollen data, are shown below [ 17 ] .
The northern areas sit at the 45th parallel, like Bordeaux, the northern Rhône, Piedmont, and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Both are prime latitudes for grape growing. Both are prime latitudes ...
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45th parallel may refer to: . 45th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 45th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere; 45th Parallel (organization), a nonprofit organization and chamber music ensemble based in Portland, Oregon
Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, [1] [2] is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, [3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.