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In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the tripoint of Arizona–California–Nevada. At this northern latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes on its summer solstice (in June) and for 9 hours, 48 minutes on its winter solstice (in ...
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)
At the time, Tennessee was known as a "detour state", with many of its roads in poor condition compared to those of neighboring states. [6] In 1924, the state implemented a two-cent gasoline tax for the purpose of improving roads, [7] and throughout the 1920s, the department paved much of the newly-established state route system. [8]
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
KY 125 at the Kentucky state line near Woodland Mills: 1923: current SR 6: 150.93: 242.90 US 43/SR 13 at the Alabama state line in Saint Joseph: US 31E/US 231 at the Kentucky state line near Westmoreland: 1923: current Unsigned companion route for US 43, US 31, and US 31E SR 7: 80.75: 129.95 SR 53 at the Alabama state line in Ardmore
I-155 / US 412 (Missouri state line) near Dyersburg: I-65 – Columbia: 1932: current US 421: 43.4: 69.8 US 421 (North Carolina state line) – Trade: US 421 (Virginia state line) – Bristol: 1932: current US 431: 130.68: 210.31 US 231 / US 431 (Alabama state line) near Fayetteville: US 431 (Kentucky state line) near Springfield: 1954
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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]