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The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . The city of Paris is about 15 km (9 mi) south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels.
Five surveys were conducted. The Northern Pacific survey followed between the 47th parallel north and 49th parallel north from St. Paul, Minnesota to the Puget Sound and was led by the newly appointed governor of the Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens.
US 49 has historically been one of the most important highways in Mississippi. It was the state's first highway to see a significant rural segment four-laned. [2] Today, it is the only four-laned route directly connecting Jackson, the state's capital and largest city, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. [3]
North Carolina Highway 49 (NC 49) is a 177.8-mile (286.1 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses much of the Piedmont region, connecting the cities of Charlotte , Asheboro , and Burlington .
Roosevelt Road follows the US side of the border across the peninsula. To the west, it ends at a small park, Monument Park built around Monument 1, the westernmost point of the 49th parallel border. [40]
All of the populated islands are north of the 49th parallel. The mainland portion of the township north of the 49th parallel has an area of 116.632 square miles (302.08 km 2). The total land area of all islands is 6.303 square miles (16.32 km 2), and the two capes total 100 acres (0.16 sq mi; 40.47 ha).
The treaty extinguished British claims to the south of the 49th in the Red River Valley, which was part of Rupert's Land. The treaty also extinguished U.S. claims to land north of the 49th in the watershed of the Missouri River, which was part of the Louisiana Purchase. Along the 49th parallel, the border vista is theoretically straight, but in ...
49th parallel may refer to: 49th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 49th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere; 49th Parallel, a 1941 Canadian and British film; Canada–United States border, sometimes referred to as the "49th parallel" due to much of it following the 49th parallel north