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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 16.038487 km (9.965854 mi) north of it (at approximately 45°08'39.544") because Earth is an oblate spheroid; that is, it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, which established peace between Britain and the United States, said the boundary was to be the 45th parallel, and it was generally assumed that that is where the line marked by monuments is. Joseph Bouchette, writing about the re-survey agreed upon in the Treaty of Ghent, states that:
The treaty intended that the international border be fixed at the 45 degrees north parallel of latitude, but the border is in some places nearly 0.8 km (1 ⁄ 2 mi) north of the 45th parallel. The treaty was signed by US Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and British diplomat Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
The only other 45×90 point located on land is , which is at an elevation of 1,009 m (3,311 ft) above sea This point is located in a desolate region of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, near the Mongolian border, approximately 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Ürümqi.
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; The 45th Parallel, a student-run newspaper at Taft High 7-12, a high ...
Because of an erratic survey, the border separating Canada from the United States was drawn incorrectly by the surveyors in the 18th century, above the 45th parallel which was the agreed boundary. Derby Line was founded based on that line, above the 45th parallel. The boundary was confirmed by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty in 1842.
In Iowa’s 45th Senate District, where Clinton defeated Trump by about 16 percentage points, Democrat Jim Lykam defeated Mike Gonzales, the GOP candidate, by an almost 50 percentage-point margin in a December special election.
90th parallel south, the South Pole This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, at 17:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...