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The 48th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 48 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

In Canada the parallel forms part of the border between Quebec and New Brunswick.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 48° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
48°0′N 0°0′E / 48°N 0°E / 48; 0 (Prime Meridian)	France
48°0′N 7°36′E / 48°N 7.6°E / 48; 7.6 (Germany)	Germany	Baden-Württemberg Bavaria
48°0′N 12°52′E / 48°N 12.867°E / 48; 12.867 (Austria)	Austria
48°0′N 17°9′E / 48°N 17.15°E / 48; 17.15 (Hungary)	Hungary	For about 8km
48°0′N 17°16′E / 48°N 17.267°E / 48; 17.267 (Slovakia)	Slovakia
48°0′N 18°49′E / 48°N 18.817°E / 48; 18.817 (Hungary)	Hungary
48°0′N 22°51′E / 48°N 22.85°E / 48; 22.85 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 6km
48°0′N 22°56′E / 48°N 22.933°E / 48; 22.933 (Romania)	Romania	For about 4km
48°0′N 23°0′E / 48°N 23°E / 48; 23 (Ukraine)	Ukraine	For about 4km
48°0′N 23°3′E / 48°N 23.05°E / 48; 23.05 (Romania)	Romania
48°0′N 23°24′E / 48°N 23.4°E / 48; 23.4 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
48°0′N 26°11′E / 48°N 26.183°E / 48; 26.183 (Romania)	Romania
48°0′N 27°8′E / 48°N 27.133°E / 48; 27.133 (Moldova)	Moldova	Passing through Transnistria
48°0′N 28°54′E / 48°N 28.9°E / 48; 28.9 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
48°0′N 39°48′E / 48°N 39.8°E / 48; 39.8 (Russia)	Russia	Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast Kalmykia Astrakhan Oblast
48°0′N 47°1′E / 48°N 47.017°E / 48; 47.017 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
48°0′N 85°34′E / 48°N 85.567°E / 48; 85.567 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan)
48°0′N 89°2′E / 48°N 89.033°E / 48; 89.033 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
48°0′N 89°17′E / 48°N 89.283°E / 48; 89.283 (China)	People's Republic of China	Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan)
48°0′N 89°35′E / 48°N 89.583°E / 48; 89.583 (Mongolia)	Mongolia	Passing just north of Ulan Bator
48°0′N 115°30′E / 48°N 115.5°E / 48; 115.5 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
48°0′N 117°47′E / 48°N 117.783°E / 48; 117.783 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
48°0′N 118°28′E / 48°N 118.467°E / 48; 118.467 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang
48°0′N 130°44′E / 48°N 130.733°E / 48; 130.733 (Russia)	Russia	Jewish Autonomous Oblast
48°0′N 132°52′E / 48°N 132.867°E / 48; 132.867 (China)	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang
48°0′N 134°33′E / 48°N 134.55°E / 48; 134.55 (Russia)	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai
48°0′N 139°33′E / 48°N 139.55°E / 48; 139.55 (Strait of Tartary)	Strait of Tartary
48°0′N 142°12′E / 48°N 142.2°E / 48; 142.2 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
48°0′N 142°32′E / 48°N 142.533°E / 48; 142.533 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk	Passing between the islands of Rasshua and Ushishir in Russia's Kuril Island chain
48°0′N 153°10′E / 48°N 153.167°E / 48; 153.167 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
48°0′N 124°41′W / 48°N 124.683°W / 48; -124.683 (United States)	United States	Washington - Olympic Peninsula (mainland), Whidbey Island, and the mainland Idaho Montana North Dakota Minnesota
48°0′N 89°56′W / 48°N 89.933°W / 48; -89.933 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario - for about 7km
48°0′N 89°50′W / 48°N 89.833°W / 48; -89.833 (United States)	United States	Minnesota
48°0′N 89°35′W / 48°N 89.583°W / 48; -89.583 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario - for about 2km
48°0′N 89°34′W / 48°N 89.567°W / 48; -89.567 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
48°0′N 88°59′W / 48°N 88.983°W / 48; -88.983 (United States)	United States	Michigan - Isle Royale
48°0′N 88°41′W / 48°N 88.683°W / 48; -88.683 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
48°0′N 85°54′W / 48°N 85.9°W / 48; -85.9 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario Quebec
48°0′N 69°47′W / 48°N 69.783°W / 48; -69.783 (Saint Lawrence River)	Saint Lawrence River
48°0′N 69°30′W / 48°N 69.5°W / 48; -69.5 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec - Île Verte and mainland Quebec / New Brunswick border Quebec New Brunswick
48°0′N 66°19′W / 48°N 66.317°W / 48; -66.317 (Baie des Chaleurs)	Baie des Chaleurs	Just passing by the south of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada
48°0′N 64°33′W / 48°N 64.55°W / 48; -64.55 (Canada)	Canada	New Brunswick - Miscou Island
48°0′N 64°29′W / 48°N 64.483°W / 48; -64.483 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
48°0′N 59°17′W / 48°N 59.283°W / 48; -59.283 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - island of Newfoundland. From west to east, the parallel enters the island near the Anguille Mountains then passes near the community of North Branch. Further east it passes 1km north of the Bay d'Espoir Generating Station, and through the community of Queen's Cove.
48°0′N 53°39′W / 48°N 53.65°W / 48; -53.65 (Trinity Bay)	Trinity Bay
48°0′N 53°19′W / 48°N 53.317°W / 48; -53.317 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador - Bay de Verde Peninsula, island of Newfoundland (from Hants Harbour to Lower Island Cove)
48°0′N 52°59′W / 48°N 52.983°W / 48; -52.983 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
48°0′N 4°30′W / 48°N 4.5°W / 48; -4.5 (France)	France

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