54th parallel north

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54th parallel north

The 54th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 54 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude, the sun is visible for 17 hours, 9 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice. ^[1]

Around the world

The 54th parallel passes through Lough Nakeeroge on Achill Island

R178 road on the bridge of behind Dundalk South signal cabin almost follows the 54th parallel.

Level crossing in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

Starting at the Prime Meridian (in the North Sea southeast of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 54° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
54°0′N0°0′E / 54.000°N 0.000°E / 54.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	North Sea
54°0′N8°52′E / 54.000°N 8.867°E / 54.000; 8.867 (Germany)	Germany	State of Schleswig-Holstein
54°0′N10°47′E / 54.000°N 10.783°E / 54.000; 10.783 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea	Bay of Lübeck
54°0′N11°1′E / 54.000°N 11.017°E / 54.000; 11.017 (Germany)	Germany	State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
54°0′N11°12′E / 54.000°N 11.200°E / 54.000; 11.200 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea	Bay of Wismar
54°0′N11°23′E / 54.000°N 11.383°E / 54.000; 11.383 (Germany)	Germany	Island of Poel, mainland, and island of Usedom
54°0′N14°6′E / 54.000°N 14.100°E / 54.000; 14.100 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea
54°0′N14°38′E / 54.000°N 14.633°E / 54.000; 14.633 (Poland)	Poland	Island of Wolin, and mainland
54°0′N23°29′E / 54.000°N 23.483°E / 54.000; 23.483 (Lithuania)	Lithuania	Alytus County
54°0′N24°36′E / 54.000°N 24.600°E / 54.000; 24.600 (Belarus)	Belarus	For about 7 km (4.3 mi)
54°0′N24°43′E / 54.000°N 24.717°E / 54.000; 24.717 (Lithuania)	Lithuania	For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
54°0′N24°50′E / 54.000°N 24.833°E / 54.000; 24.833 (Belarus)	Belarus	Passing just north of Minsk
54°0′N31°52′E / 54.000°N 31.867°E / 54.000; 31.867 (Russia)	Russia	Smolensk Oblast
54°0′N61°15′E / 54.000°N 61.250°E / 54.000; 61.250 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	Kostanay Region
54°0′N61°34′E / 54.000°N 61.567°E / 54.000; 61.567 (Russia)	Russia	For about 5 km (3.1 mi)
54°0′N61°39′E / 54.000°N 61.650°E / 54.000; 61.650 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 7 km (4.3 mi)
54°0′N61°46′E / 54.000°N 61.767°E / 54.000; 61.767 (Russia)	Russia	For about 4 km (2.5 mi)
54°0′N61°49′E / 54.000°N 61.817°E / 54.000; 61.817 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 6 km (3.7 mi)
54°0′N61°54′E / 54.000°N 61.900°E / 54.000; 61.900 (Russia)	Russia	For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
54°0′N62°1′E / 54.000°N 62.017°E / 54.000; 62.017 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
54°0′N62°25′E / 54.000°N 62.417°E / 54.000; 62.417 (Russia)	Russia	For about 14 km (8.7 mi)
54°0′N62°38′E / 54.000°N 62.633°E / 54.000; 62.633 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
54°0′N72°24′E / 54.000°N 72.400°E / 54.000; 72.400 (Russia)	Russia	For about 19 km (12 mi)
54°0′N72°42′E / 54.000°N 72.700°E / 54.000; 72.700 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
54°0′N73°4′E / 54.000°N 73.067°E / 54.000; 73.067 (Russia)	Russia
54°0′N73°31′E / 54.000°N 73.517°E / 54.000; 73.517 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
54°0′N73°44′E / 54.000°N 73.733°E / 54.000; 73.733 (Russia)	Russia
54°0′N75°29′E / 54.000°N 75.483°E / 54.000; 75.483 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
54°0′N76°32′E / 54.000°N 76.533°E / 54.000; 76.533 (Russia)	Russia	Passing through Lake Baikal
54°0′N137°30′E / 54.000°N 137.500°E / 54.000; 137.500 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
54°0′N138°46′E / 54.000°N 138.767°E / 54.000; 138.767 (Russia)	Russia
54°0′N140°12′E / 54.000°N 140.200°E / 54.000; 140.200 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk	Sakhalin Gulf
54°0′N142°36′E / 54.000°N 142.600°E / 54.000; 142.600 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
54°0′N142°55′E / 54.000°N 142.917°E / 54.000; 142.917 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
54°0′N155°53′E / 54.000°N 155.883°E / 54.000; 155.883 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
54°0′N159°56′E / 54.000°N 159.933°E / 54.000; 159.933 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
54°0′N169°30′E / 54.000°N 169.500°E / 54.000; 169.500 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea
54°0′N166°47′W / 54.000°N 166.783°W / 54.000; -166.783 (United States)	United States	Alaska - Unalaska Island
54°0′N166°21′W / 54.000°N 166.350°W / 54.000; -166.350 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of Unalga Island, and just south of Akutan Island, Rootok Island, Avatanak Island and Tigalda Island, Alaska,   United States
54°0′N133°6′W / 54.000°N 133.100°W / 54.000; -133.100 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - Graham Island
54°0′N131°41′W / 54.000°N 131.683°W / 54.000; -131.683 (Hecate Strait)	Hecate Strait
54°0′N130°40′W / 54.000°N 130.667°W / 54.000; -130.667 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - Porcher Island, Kennedy Island Conservancy and the mainland - passing through the port of Kitimat and 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Prince George Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba - passing just North of The Pas and Norway House Ontario
54°0′N82°14′W / 54.000°N 82.233°W / 54.000; -82.233 (James Bay)	James Bay
54°0′N78°58′W / 54.000°N 78.967°W / 54.000; -78.967 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador
54°0′N57°16′W / 54.000°N 57.267°W / 54.000; -57.267 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
54°0′N10°12′W / 54.000°N 10.200°W / 54.000; -10.200 (Ireland)	Ireland	Achill Island Irish mainland: County Mayo Lough Conn County Mayo County Sligo County Roscommon Lough Key County Roscommon County Leitrim County Cavan (including Cavan Town at 54°00′00″N7°21′32″W / 54.00000°N 7.35889°W / 54.00000; -7.35889 (Cavan) ) County Monaghan County Louth (including Dundalk at 54°00′00″N6°24′23″W / 54.00000°N 6.40639°W / 54.00000; -6.40639 (Dundalk) )
54°0′N6°20′W / 54.000°N 6.333°W / 54.000; -6.333 (Dundalk Bay)	Dundalk Bay	For about 4.4 km (2.7 mi)
54°0′N6°16′W / 54.000°N 6.267°W / 54.000; -6.267 (Ireland)	Ireland	Cooley Peninsula (12 km (7.5 mi))
54°0′N6°7′W / 54.000°N 6.117°W / 54.000; -6.117 (Irish Sea)	Irish Sea	Passing just south of the   Isle of Man
54°0′N2°54′W / 54.000°N 2.900°W / 54.000; -2.900 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England inc. Harrogate at 54°0′N1°30′W / 54.000°N 1.500°W / 54.000; -1.500 (Harrogate)
54°0′N0°13′W / 54.000°N 0.217°W / 54.000; -0.217 (Irish Sea)	North Sea

See also

• 53rd parallel north
• 55th parallel north
• Parallel 54°40′ north

References

1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.