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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]
The 10th parallel north defines part of the border between Sierra Leone and Guinea. The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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)
The equator during the boreal winter, spanning from December to March. The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 40,075 km (24,901 mi) in circumference, halfway between the North and South poles. [1]
Within Sudan it defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states. At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 21 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice. [2] On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 93.44 degrees and 46.56 degrees on 21 December.
On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 73.44 degrees, while it is 26.56 degrees on 21 December. [citation needed] The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 35.00º in October and > 28.00º in November. The 40th parallel north is the southern baseline for Canada's National Topographic System.
North of Punuk: 41°02′N Iran: North of Qush, West Azerbaijan region: 39°47′N South Korea: North of Daegang-ri, Goseong, Gangwon Province: 38°36′N Afghanistan: South of Qal'Aikhum: 38°22′N Tunisia: Galite Islands Ras ben Sakka ( the northernmost point of mainland Africa) 37°31′N 37°21′N Iraq: North of Sanat: 37°23′N Syria ...
The 55th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 55 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the winter solstice .