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It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. 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 ...
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The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe , the Mediterranean Sea , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean .
In determining the geographical boundary between St. Regis and the Connecticut River, it was soon discovered that the original demarcation of the 45th parallel of north latitude widely deviated from the true course of that parallel, the position of which was carefully ascertained by the joint observations of the British and American astronomers ...
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 province of Quebec borders (west to east) the U.S. states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, beginning where the Ontario-New York border ends in the St. Lawrence River at the 45th parallel north. [64] The Quebec-New York border heads inland towards the east, remaining on or near the parallel, becoming the border of Vermont.
David Girley, co-owner of Whuttle's BBQ in north Salem, sees Thanksgiving as a time for spiritual reflection — a perspective instilled by his mother, "Little Mo."
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.