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#aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=40th_parallel_north">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=40th_parallel_north">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=40th_parallel_north">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=40th_parallel_north">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=40th_parallel_north">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <p>The <b>40th parallel north</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Circle_of_latitude" title="Circle of latitude">circle of latitude</a> that is 40 <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a> <a href="/wiki/True_north" title="True north">north</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth's</a> <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>. </p><p>At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 1 minute and 28 seconds during the <a href="/wiki/Summer_solstice" title="Summer solstice">summer solstice</a> and 9 hours, 20 minutes during the <a href="/wiki/Winter_solstice" title="Winter solstice">winter solstice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 73.44 degrees, while it's 26.56 degrees on 21 December.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The maximum <a href="/wiki/Horizontal_coordinate_system" title="Horizontal coordinate system">altitude</a> of the Sun is > 35.00º in October and > 28.00º in November. </p><p>The 40th parallel north is the southern baseline for <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_Topographic_System" title="National Topographic System">National Topographic System</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Around_the_world">Around the world</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Around the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in Spain at the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Meridian">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 40° north passes through: </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="125">Coordinates </th> <th scope="col">Country, territory or sea </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">0°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 0.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 0.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Prime Meridian</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Valencian_Community" title="Valencian Community">Valencian Community</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_0_2_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">0°2′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 0.033°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 0.033</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Passing just north of the island of <a href="/wiki/Majorca" class="mw-redirect" title="Majorca">Majorca</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_3_48_E_type:country&title=Spain"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°48′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 3.800°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 3.800</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Spain</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </th> <td>Island of <a href="/wiki/Menorca" title="Menorca">Menorca</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_4_13_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">4°13′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 4.217°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 4.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_8_24_E_type:country&title=Italy"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">8°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 8.400°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 8.400</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Italy</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td>Island of <a href="/wiki/Sardinia" title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_9_42_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°42′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 9.700°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 9.700</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Tyrrhenian_Sea" title="Tyrrhenian Sea">Tyrrhenian Sea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_15_20_E_type:country&title=Italy"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">15°20′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 15.333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 15.333</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Italy</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Campania" title="Campania">Campania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_15_26_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">15°26′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 15.433°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 15.433</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Gulf of <a href="/wiki/Policastro_Bussentino" title="Policastro Bussentino">Policastro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_15_41_E_type:country&title=Italy"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">15°41′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 15.683°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 15.683</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Italy</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Basilicata" title="Basilicata">Basilicata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calabria" title="Calabria">Calabria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_16_37_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">16°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 16.617°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 16.617</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Taranto" title="Gulf of Taranto">Gulf of Taranto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_18_0_E_type:country&title=Italy"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">18°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 18.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 18.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Italy</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Apulia" title="Apulia">Apulia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_18_25_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">18°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 18.417°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 18.417</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mediterranean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Otranto" title="Strait of Otranto">Strait of Otranto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_19_53_E_type:country&title=Albania"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">19°53′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 19.883°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 19.883</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Albania</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/42px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> </th> <td>Passing just north of <a href="/wiki/Sarand%C3%AB" title="Sarandë">Sarandë</a> and just south of <a href="/wiki/Gjirokast%C3%ABr" title="Gjirokastër">Gjirokastër</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_20_23_E_type:country&title=Greece"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">20°23′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 20.383°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 20.383</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Greece</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_22_37_E_type:waterbody&title=Aegean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">22°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 22.617°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 22.617</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Aegean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea" title="Aegean Sea">Aegean Sea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_23_23_E_type:country&title=Greece"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">23°23′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 23.383°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 23.383</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Greece</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kassandra,_Chalkidiki" title="Kassandra, Chalkidiki">Kassandra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sithonia" title="Sithonia">Sithonia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_24_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Aegean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">24°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 24.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 24.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Aegean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Aegean Sea </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_25_6_E_type:country&title=Greece"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">25°6′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 25.100°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 25.100</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Greece</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </th> <td>Island of <a href="/wiki/Lemnos" title="Lemnos">Lemnos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_25_26_E_type:waterbody&title=Aegean+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">25°26′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 25.433°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 25.433</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Aegean Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Mediterranean Sea </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Aegean Sea </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_26_11_E_type:country&title=Turkey"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">26°11′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 26.183°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 26.183</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Turkey</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </th> <td>Passing just north of <a href="/wiki/Ankara" title="Ankara">Ankara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_44_24_E_type:country&title=Armenia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">44°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 44.400°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 44.400</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Armenia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> </th> <td>Passing through <a href="/wiki/Verin_Artashat" title="Verin Artashat">Verin Artashat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norashen,_Ararat" title="Norashen, Ararat">Norashen, Ararat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_45_36_E_type:country&title=Azerbaijan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">45°36′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 45.600°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 45.600</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Azerbaijan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> </th> <td>Passing through <a href="/wiki/Karabakh" title="Karabakh">Karabakh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kur-Araz_Lowland" class="mw-redirect" title="Kur-Araz Lowland">Kur-Araz Lowland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_49_27_E_type:waterbody&title=Caspian+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">49°27′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 49.450°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 49.450</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Caspian Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Caspian_Sea" title="Caspian Sea">Caspian Sea</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_52_46_E_type:country&title=Turkmenistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">52°46′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 52.767°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 52.767</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Turkmenistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_62_26_E_type:country&title=Uzbekistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">62°26′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 62.433°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 62.433</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Uzbekistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_68_48_E_type:country&title=Tajikistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">68°48′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 68.800°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 68.800</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Tajikistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_69_31_E_type:country&title=Kyrgyzstan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">69°31′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 69.517°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 69.517</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kyrgyzstan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_70_32_E_type:country&title=Tajikistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">70°32′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 70.533°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 70.533</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Tajikistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> </th> <td>For about 9 km (5.6 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_70_39_E_type:country&title=Kyrgyzstan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">70°39′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 70.650°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 70.650</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kyrgyzstan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_71_5_E_type:country&title=Uzbekistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">71°5′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 71.083°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 71.083</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Uzbekistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sokh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sokh">Sokh</a> <a href="/wiki/Exclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclave">exclave</a> - for about 7 km (4.3 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_71_10_E_type:country&title=Kyrgyzstan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">71°10′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 71.167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 71.167</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kyrgyzstan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_71_48_E_type:country&title=Uzbekistan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">71°48′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 71.800°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 71.800</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Uzbekistan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shohimardon" title="Shohimardon">Shohimardon</a> <a href="/wiki/Exclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclave">exclave</a> - for about 4 km (2.5 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_71_50_E_type:country&title=Kyrgyzstan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">71°50′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 71.833°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 71.833</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kyrgyzstan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_73_58_E_type:country&title=China"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">73°58′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 73.967°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 73.967</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">China</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Xinjiang" title="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Gansu" title="Gansu">Gansu</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolia" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Shanxi" title="Shanxi">Shanxi</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> (passing just north of the city centre) <br /> Hebei <br /> <a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Tianjin</a> <br /> Hebei <br /> <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a> (for about 8 km (5.0 mi)) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_119_54_E_type:waterbody&title=Yellow+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">119°54′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 119.900°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 119.900</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Yellow Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Liaodong_Bay" title="Liaodong Bay">Liaodong Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Sea" title="Yellow Sea">Yellow Sea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_121_53_E_type:country&title=China"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">121°53′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 121.883°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 121.883</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">China</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </th> <td>Liaoning (<a href="/wiki/Liaodong_Peninsula" title="Liaodong Peninsula">Liaodong Peninsula</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_124_21_E_type:country&title=North+Korea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°21′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 124.350°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 124.350</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">North Korea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Pyeongan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="North Pyeongan Province">North Pyeongan Province</a> - Passing through <a href="/wiki/Sinuiju" title="Sinuiju">Sinuiju</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Jagang_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Jagang Province">Jagang Province</a><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Hamgyeong_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="South Hamgyeong Province">South Hamgyeong Province</a> - Passing just north of <a href="/wiki/Hamheung" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamheung">Hamheung</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_127_57_E_type:waterbody&title=Sea+of+Japan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">127°57′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 127.950°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 127.950</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Sea of Japan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Japan" title="Sea of Japan">Sea of Japan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_128_10_E_type:country&title=North+Korea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">128°10′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 128.167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 128.167</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">North Korea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayang_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mayang Island (page does not exist)">Mayang Island</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_128_13_E_type:waterbody&title=Sea+of+Japan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">128°13′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 128.217°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 128.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Sea of Japan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Japan" title="Sea of Japan">Sea of Japan</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_139_54_E_type:country&title=Japan"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">139°54′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 139.900°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 139.900</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Japan</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </th> <td>Island of <a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a><br />— <a href="/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" title="Akita Prefecture">Akita Prefecture</a><br />— <a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate Prefecture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_141_57_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">141°57′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 141.950°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; 141.950</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pacific Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_124_1_W_type:country&title=United+States"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°1′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 124.017°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; -124.017</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">United States</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> - passing 2.35 km (1.46 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Shelter_Cove,_California" title="Shelter Cove, California">Shelter Cove</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> - passing through <a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> / <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> border<br /> <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> - passing through <a href="/wiki/Hoosier_Hill" title="Hoosier Hill">Hoosier Hill</a>, the state high point<br /> <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> - passing through <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> - passing through <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> - passing through <a href="/wiki/Toms_River,_New_Jersey" title="Toms River, New Jersey">Toms River</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_31_7_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">31°7′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 31.117°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; -31.117</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Atlantic Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Passing just north of <a href="/wiki/Corvo_Island" title="Corvo Island">Corvo Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_8_55_W_type:country&title=Portugal"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">8°55′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 8.917°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; -8.917</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Portugal</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </th> <td>Passing near <a href="/wiki/Figueira_da_Foz" title="Figueira da Foz">Figueira da Foz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coimbra" title="Coimbra">Coimbra</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=40th_parallel_north&params=40_0_N_6_51_W_type:country&title=Spain"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°51′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.000°N 6.850°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.000; -6.850</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Spain</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Extremadura" title="Extremadura">Extremadura</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Castile-La_Mancha" class="mw-redirect" title="Castile-La Mancha">Castile-La Mancha</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Madrid" title="Community of Madrid">Community of Madrid</a> - for about 10 km (6.2 mi)<br /> Castile-La Mancha<br /> <a href="/wiki/Valencian_Community" title="Valencian Community">Valencian Community</a> - <a href="/wiki/Rinc%C3%B3n_de_Ademuz" title="Rincón de Ademuz">Rincón de Ademuz</a> exclave, for about 4 km (2.5 mi)<br /> Castile-La Mancha - for about 5 km (3.1 mi)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Aragon" title="Aragon">Aragon</a><br /> Valencian Community </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_cities_and_towns_on_40°N"><span id="Notable_cities_and_towns_on_40.C2.B0N"></span>Notable cities and towns on 40°N</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable cities and towns on 40°N"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania, United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>, Ohio, United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, Colorado, United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, China</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ankara" title="Ankara">Ankara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:40th_parallel_US.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/40th_parallel_US.svg/220px-40th_parallel_US.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/40th_parallel_US.svg/330px-40th_parallel_US.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/40th_parallel_US.svg/440px-40th_parallel_US.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>The 40th parallel defines the state line between Nebraska and Kansas</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg/220px-Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg/330px-Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg/440px-Survey_monument_RH00-062_from_SW_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="2153" /></a><figcaption>Survey marker on the Kansas/Nebraska state line</figcaption></figure> <p>The parallel 40° north formed the boundary between the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Territory" title="Kansas Territory">Kansas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Territory" title="Nebraska Territory">Nebraska</a> territories, as per the <a href="/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act" title="Kansas–Nebraska Act">Kansas–Nebraska Act</a> of 1854. It remains the boundary between the modern states of <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>. </p><p>The parallel 40° north formed the original northern boundary of the <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">British</a> <a href="/wiki/Maryland#History" title="Maryland">Colony of Maryland</a>. A subsequent <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">royal</a> grant gave the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania#History" title="Pennsylvania">Colony of Pennsylvania</a> land north of the 40th parallel but mistakenly assumed it would intersect the <a href="/wiki/Twelve_Mile_Circle" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelve Mile Circle">Twelve Mile Circle</a>, which it does not. Pennsylvania's border was thus unclear and the colony pushed for a border far south of the 40th parallel. The <a href="/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Mason–Dixon Line">Mason–Dixon Line</a> was drawn between 1763 and 1767 as the compromise boundary between the overlapping claims of these two colonies. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_(Columbus,_Ohio).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg/220px-40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg/330px-40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg/440px-40th_parallel_marker_at_The_Ohio_State_University_%28Columbus%2C_Ohio%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2354" data-file-height="2355" /></a><figcaption>40th parallel marker at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The parallel 40° north passes through the cities of <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>; as well as northern suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> and the southern suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>. The parallel goes directly through the <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn_Columbus_International_Airport" title="John Glenn Columbus International Airport">John Glenn Columbus International Airport</a>, with runway 10L-28R lying immediately north of the line, runway 10R-28L lying slightly south of it, and the line going through the northernmost edges of the terminal. It also passes through the main campus of The <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>; specifically, it cuts directly across the Oval greenspace, between University Hall and the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library. <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Stadium" title="Ohio Stadium">Ohio Stadium</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity" title="List of stadiums by capacity">largest stadiums</a> in the world, barely misses the parallel 40° north (6 seconds or 185 metres (607 ft) above 40° north). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Baseline_Road_(Colorado)" title="Baseline Road (Colorado)">Baseline Road</a> in Boulder, Colorado, traces the parallel 40° north. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Thistle,_Utah" title="Thistle, Utah">Thistle, Utah</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">ghost town</a> since 1983, is slightly (30 seconds or 956 metres (0.594 mi)) below 40° north. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Japan">Japan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Monument of North latitude 40 degrees at Nyudouzaki in Oga, Akita"><img alt="Monument of North latitude 40 degrees at Nyudouzaki in Oga, Akita" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg/80px-Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg/120px-Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg/159px-Monumento_of_North_latitude_40_degrees_at_Nyudouzaki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1862" data-file-height="2800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Monument of North latitude 40 degrees at <a href="/wiki/Ny%C5%ABd%C5%8Dzaki_Lighthouse" title="Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse">Nyudouzaki</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oga,_Akita" title="Oga, Akita">Oga, Akita</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nyudozaki Monument"><img alt="Nyudozaki Monument" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg/120px-Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg/180px-Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg/240px-Nyudozaki_Monument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Nyudozaki Monument </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="40°N and 140°E Crossing Point in Ogata, Akita"><img alt="40°N and 140°E Crossing Point in Ogata, Akita" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg/120px-40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg/180px-40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg/240px-40%C2%B0N_and_140%C2%B0E_Crossing_Point.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">40°N and 140°E Crossing Point in <a href="/wiki/Ogata,_Akita" class="mw-redirect" title="Ogata, Akita">Ogata, Akita</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Globe Monument in Fudai, Iwate"><img alt="Globe Monument in Fudai, Iwate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg/120px-%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg/180px-%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg/240px-%E5%8C%97%E7%B7%AF40%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%E5%A1%94.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Globe Monument in <a href="/wiki/Fudai,_Iwate" title="Fudai, Iwate">Fudai, Iwate</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_parallel_north&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/40th_parallel_south" title="40th parallel south">40th parallel south</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_parallel_north" title="39th parallel north">39th parallel north</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_parallel_north" title="41st parallel north">41st parallel north</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseline_(surveying)" title="Baseline (surveying)">Baseline (surveying)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geological_Exploration_of_the_Fortieth_Parallel" title="Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel">Geological 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