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{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}
{{Location map-line|lat=46}}
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[[File:46th parallel US.svg|thumb|In the [[United States]], the parallel defines part of the border between [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]].]]
[[File:46th parallel KZ.png|thumb|In the [[Kazakhstan]], the parallel defines part of the border between [[Karaganda Region]], [[South Kazakhstan Region]] and [[Jambyl Region]].]]
The '''46th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 46 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]]. It crosses [[Europe]], [[Asia]], the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[North America]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

At this latitude the [[sun]] is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the [[summer solstice]] and 8 hours, 38 minutes during the [[winter solstice]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-24|title=Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year|url=http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012094319/http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php|archive-date=2019-10-12|access-date=2021-03-10|website=U.S. Naval Observatory}}</ref>

==Around the world==
Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° north passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" | {{FRA}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|0|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}}
! scope="row" | {{SUI}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|7|53|E|type:country|name=Italy}}
! scope="row" | {{ITA}}
| Passing through [[Lake Maggiore]] near Luino 
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|8|49|E|type:country|name=Switzerland}}
! scope="row" | {{SUI}}
| Passing through [[Lake Lugano]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|9|1|E|type:country|name=Italy}}
! scope="row" | {{ITA}}
| Passing through [[Lake Como]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|13|29|E|type:country|name=Slovenia}}
! scope="row" | {{SLO}}
| Passing just south of [[Ljubljana]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|15|42|E|type:country|name=Croatia}}
! scope="row" | {{CRO}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|17|18|E|type:country|name=Hungary}}
! scope="row" | {{HUN}}
|   
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|4|E|type:country|name=Serbia}}
! scope="row" | {{SRB}}
| For about 7&nbsp;km
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|9|E|type:country|name=Hungary}}
! scope="row" | {{HUN}}
| For about 4&nbsp;km
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|12|E|type:country|name=Serbia}}
! scope="row" | {{SRB}}
| For about 2&nbsp;km
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|14|E|type:country|name=Hungary}}
! scope="row" | {{HUN}}
|  For about 5&nbsp;km
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|19|18|E|type:country|name=Serbia}}
! scope="row" | {{SRB}}
| passing just south of [[Subotica]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|20|22|E|type:country|name=Romania}}
! scope="row" | {{ROU}}
|
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|6|E|type:country|name=Moldova}}
! scope="row" | {{MDA}}
|  
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|28|55|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}}
! scope="row" | {{UKR}}
| [[Odesa Oblast]] — passing just south of [[Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|30|22|E|type:waterbody|name=Black Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Black Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|33|37|E|type:country|name=Ukraine}}
! scope="row" | {{UKR}}
| [[Crimea]] (claimed and controlled by {{RUS}}) — passing just south of [[Armiansk]]<br>[[Kherson Oblast]] — passing through [[Chonhar peninsula]] and [[Arabat Spit]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|34|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Azov}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Azov]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|37|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|48|55|E|type:waterbody|name=Caspian Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Caspian Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|52|55|E|type:country|name=Kazakhstan}}
! scope="row" | {{KAZ}}
| Passing through the [[Aral Sea]] and [[Lake Balkhash]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|30|E|type:country|name=China}}
! scope="row" | {{PRC}}
| [[Xinjiang]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|91|0|E|type:country|name=Mongolia}}
! scope="row" | {{MNG}}
|
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|46|0|N|116|18|E|type:country|name=China}}
! scope="row" | {{PRC}}
| [[Inner Mongolia]]<br/> [[Jilin]] - for about 7&nbsp;km<br/> Inner Mongolia<br/> Jilin<br/> [[Heilongjiang]] — passing about 30&nbsp;km north of [[Harbin]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|133|41|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Primorsky Krai]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|137|51|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Japan}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Japan]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|141|58|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Sakhalin]] island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|142|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Okhotsk]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|149|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Island of [[Urup]], [[Kuril Islands]] 
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|150|13|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|46|0|N|123|56|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Oregon]]<br/> [[Washington (state)|Washington]]<br/> Washington/Oregon border<br/> [[Idaho]]<br/> [[Montana]] - passing through [[Butte, Montana|Butte]]<br/> [[North Dakota]] (just north of the border with [[South Dakota]])<br/> [[Minnesota]]<br/> [[Wisconsin]]<br/> [[Michigan]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|85|37|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Michigan}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Michigan]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|46|0|N|85|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| Michigan - [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] and [[Drummond Township, Michigan|Drummond Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|83|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Huron}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Huron]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] - passing just north of [[Cockburn Island (Ontario)|Cockburn Island]] and [[Manitoulin Island]], [[Ontario]], {{CAN}}
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|46|0|N|82|13|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Ontario]]<br/> [[Quebec]] - passing just south of [[Sorel-Tracy]]
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|70|17|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Maine]]
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|46|0|N|67|47|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[New Brunswick]] - passing just north of [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]<br/> [[Nova Scotia]] (for about 2&nbsp;km)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|64|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Northumberland Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|62|54|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Prince Edward Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|62|28|W|type:waterbody|name=Northumberland Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Northumberland Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|61|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Nova Scotia - [[Cape Breton Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|0|N|59|51|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|46|0|N|1|23|W|type:country|name=France}}
! scope="row" | {{FRA}}
| [[Oléron|Île d'Oléron]] and the mainland
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[45th parallel north]]
*[[47th parallel north]]

==References==
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[[Category:Circles of latitude|n46]]
[[Category:Borders of Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Borders of Oregon]]