The 41st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 8 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice. Around the world Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41° north passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | Island of Asinara |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Asinara |- | ! scope="row" | | Island of Sardinia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mediterranean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tyrrhenian Sea - passing just north of the Pontine Islands, |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Adriatic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | The border with North Macedonia is in Lake Ohrid |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | Passing through the Sea of Marmara, and through Istanbul |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Black Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Black Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | Barkhudali exclave |- | ! scope="row" | | Passing south of Yerevan |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caspian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | Passing through Turkmenbashi |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | For about |- | ! scope="row" | | For about |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | For about |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | Xinjiang |- | ! scope="row" | | For about |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Xinjiang Gansu