47th parallel north

The 47th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 47 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Line across the Earth
47°
47th parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 54 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice.[1] This is the northern limit of the visibility of the star θ Scorpii and thus of the 'tail' of the constellation Scorpius.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
47°0′N 0°0′E / 47.000°N 0.000°E / 47.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)  FrancePassing just south of Nantes, Montsoreau and Bourges
47°0′N 6°38′E / 47.000°N 6.633°E / 47.000; 6.633 (Switzerland)  SwitzerlandPassing just north of Bern
47°0′N 9°53′E / 47.000°N 9.883°E / 47.000; 9.883 (Austria)  Austria
47°0′N 10°23′E / 47.000°N 10.383°E / 47.000; 10.383 (Switzerland)  SwitzerlandFor roughly 300 meters at Grübelekopf
47°0′N 10°23′E / 47.000°N 10.383°E / 47.000; 10.383 (Austria)  Austria
47°0′N 11°27′E / 47.000°N 11.450°E / 47.000; 11.450 (Italy)  ItalyFor about 4 km
47°0′N 11°31′E / 47.000°N 11.517°E / 47.000; 11.517 (Austria)  AustriaFor about 3 km
47°0′N 11°34′E / 47.000°N 11.567°E / 47.000; 11.567 (Italy)  ItalyFor about 7 km
47°0′N 11°39′E / 47.000°N 11.650°E / 47.000; 11.650 (Austria)  AustriaFor about 14 km
47°0′N 11°50′E / 47.000°N 11.833°E / 47.000; 11.833 (Italy)  Italy
47°0′N 12°8′E / 47.000°N 12.133°E / 47.000; 12.133 (Austria)  Austria
47°0′N 16°17′E / 47.000°N 16.283°E / 47.000; 16.283 (Hungary)  HungaryPassing through Lake Balaton
47°0′N 21°42′E / 47.000°N 21.700°E / 47.000; 21.700 (Romania)  RomaniaPassing just south of Oradea and Iași
47°0′N 28°5′E / 47.000°N 28.083°E / 47.000; 28.083 (Moldova)  MoldovaPassing through Chișinău
Passing through Transnistria
47°0′N 29°36′E / 47.000°N 29.600°E / 47.000; 29.600 (Ukraine)  UkraineOdesa Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast — passing through Mykolaiv
Kherson Oblast — passing through Kakhovka Reservoir
Zaporizhzhia Oblast — passing just north of Melitopol
Donetsk Oblast — passing through Bilosarayska Spit
47°0′N 37°27′E / 47.000°N 37.450°E / 47.000; 37.450 (Sea of Azov)Sea of AzovTaganrog Bay
47°0′N 39°1′E / 47.000°N 39.017°E / 47.000; 39.017 (Russia)  Russia
47°0′N 48°47′E / 47.000°N 48.783°E / 47.000; 48.783 (Kazakhstan)  KazakhstanJust passing through the northern end of the Caspian Sea
47°0′N 82°56′E / 47.000°N 82.933°E / 47.000; 82.933 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang
47°0′N 83°53′E / 47.000°N 83.883°E / 47.000; 83.883 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
47°0′N 84°19′E / 47.000°N 84.317°E / 47.000; 84.317 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang - for about 11 km
47°0′N 84°27′E / 47.000°N 84.450°E / 47.000; 84.450 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
47°0′N 85°10′E / 47.000°N 85.167°E / 47.000; 85.167 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang
47°0′N 90°44′E / 47.000°N 90.733°E / 47.000; 90.733 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
47°0′N 119°48′E / 47.000°N 119.800°E / 47.000; 119.800 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaInner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
47°0′N 134°5′E / 47.000°N 134.083°E / 47.000; 134.083 (Russia)  Russia
47°0′N 138°33′E / 47.000°N 138.550°E / 47.000; 138.550 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
47°0′N 142°1′E / 47.000°N 142.017°E / 47.000; 142.017 (Russia)  RussiaSakhalin island
47°0′N 143°4′E / 47.000°N 143.067°E / 47.000; 143.067 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of Okhotsk
47°0′N 152°4′E / 47.000°N 152.067°E / 47.000; 152.067 (Russia)  RussiaIsland of Simushir, Kuril Islands
47°0′N 152°10′E / 47.000°N 152.167°E / 47.000; 152.167 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
47°0′N 120°5′W / 47.000°N 120.083°W / 47.000; -120.083 (United States)  United StatesWashington - Ellensburg
47°0′N 96°49′W / 47.000°N 96.817°W / 47.000; -96.817 (Red River of the North)Red River of the NorthNorth Dakota - crosses state line with Minnesota
on the Red River of the North near Fargo
47°0′N 92°0′W / 47.000°N 92.000°W / 47.000; -92.000 (United States)  United StatesMinnesota - intersects 92nd Meridian W near Duluth
47°0′N 91°41′W / 47.000°N 91.683°W / 47.000; -91.683 (Lake Superior)Lake SuperiorMinnesota - crosses over North Shore of
Lake Superior at Two Harbors
47°0′N 90°46′W / 47.000°N 90.767°W / 47.000; -90.767 (United States)  United StatesWisconsin - Apostle Islands
47°0′N 90°25′W / 47.000°N 90.417°W / 47.000; -90.417 (Lake Superior)Lake Superior
47°0′N 88°57′W / 47.000°N 88.950°W / 47.000; -88.950 (United States)  United StatesMichigan - Keweenaw Peninsula
47°0′N 88°23′W / 47.000°N 88.383°W / 47.000; -88.383 (Lake Superior)Lake Superior
47°0′N 84°47′W / 47.000°N 84.783°W / 47.000; -84.783 (Canada)  CanadaOntario
Quebec - passing just north of Montmagny
47°0′N 69°41′W / 47.000°N 69.683°W / 47.000; -69.683 (United States)  United StatesMaine
47°0′N 67°47′W / 47.000°N 67.783°W / 47.000; -67.783 (Canada)  CanadaNew Brunswick
47°0′N 64°49′W / 47.000°N 64.817°W / 47.000; -64.817 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)Gulf of Saint LawrenceNorthumberland Strait
47°0′N 64°4′W / 47.000°N 64.067°W / 47.000; -64.067 (Canada)  CanadaPrince Edward Island
47°0′N 64°0′W / 47.000°N 64.000°W / 47.000; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)Gulf of Saint Lawrence
47°0′N 60°40′W / 47.000°N 60.667°W / 47.000; -60.667 (Canada)  CanadaNova Scotia - Cape Breton Island
47°0′N 60°25′W / 47.000°N 60.417°W / 47.000; -60.417 (Cabot Strait)Cabot Strait
47°0′N 59°28′W / 47.000°N 59.467°W / 47.000; -59.467 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 56°22′W / 47.000°N 56.367°W / 47.000; -56.367 (St Pierre & Miquelon)  Saint Pierre and MiquelonMiquelon Island
47°0′N 56°17′W / 47.000°N 56.283°W / 47.000; -56.283 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 55°59′W / 47.000°N 55.983°W / 47.000; -55.983 (Canada)  CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador - Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N 55°12′W / 47.000°N 55.200°W / 47.000; -55.200 (Placentia Bay)Placentia Bay
47°0′N 54°10′W / 47.000°N 54.167°W / 47.000; -54.167 (Canada)  CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador - Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Island
47°0′N 52°54′W / 47.000°N 52.900°W / 47.000; -52.900 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
47°0′N 2°17′W / 47.000°N 2.283°W / 47.000; -2.283 (France)  FranceBelle-Île-en-Mer and Île de Noirmoutier and mainland

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