The 45th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, but the true halfway point is 16.0 km (9.9 mi) north of it because Earth is an oblate spheroid; that is, it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.
Sundial at the 45th parallel in Senj, Croatia.
Marker on Interstate 5 near Keizer, Oregon
GPS display on Highway 102 near Lantz, Nova Scotia
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille.
View of the city of Valence
An aerial view of Valence
View of the ruined Château de Crussol, in Ardèche, seen from the esplanade of the Champ de Mars [fr].
Landscape units of Valentinois