56th parallel north

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56th parallel north

The 56th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 37 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
56°0′N0°0′E / 56.000°N 0.000°E / 56.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea
56°0′N8°7′E / 56.000°N 8.117°E / 56.000; 8.117 (Denmark) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jutland (mainland)
56°0′N10°17′E / 56.000°N 10.283°E / 56.000; 10.283 (Kattegat) Kattegat
56°0′N10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Denmark) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Island of Samsø, passing through the northern tip for about 400 meters
56°0′N10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Kattegat) Kattegat
56°0′N11°55′E / 56.000°N 11.917°E / 56.000; 11.917 (Denmark) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Island of Sjælland, passing just south of Helsingør
56°0′N12°35′E / 56.000°N 12.583°E / 56.000; 12.583 (Øresund) Øresund
56°0′N12°43′E / 56.000°N 12.717°E / 56.000; 12.717 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Scania, passing just south of Helsingborg
56°0′N14°27′E / 56.000°N 14.450°E / 56.000; 14.450 (Hanöbunkten) Hanöbukten
56°0′N14°37′E / 56.000°N 14.617°E / 56.000; 14.617 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Blekinge
56°0′N14°44′E / 56.000°N 14.733°E / 56.000; 14.733 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
56°0′N21°4′E / 56.000°N 21.067°E / 56.000; 21.067 (Lithuania) Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Klaipėda County
56°0′N25°52′E / 56.000°N 25.867°E / 56.000; 25.867 (Latvia) Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Passing just north of Daugavpils
56°0′N27°49′E / 56.000°N 27.817°E / 56.000; 27.817 (Belarus) Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Vitebsk Region
56°0′N28°43′E / 56.000°N 28.717°E / 56.000; 28.717 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia For about 13 km
56°0′N28°55′E / 56.000°N 28.917°E / 56.000; 28.917 (Belarus) Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus For about 17 km
56°0′N29°12′E / 56.000°N 29.200°E / 56.000; 29.200 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Passing just north of Moscow
56°0′N137°25′E / 56.000°N 137.417°E / 56.000; 137.417 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
56°0′N155°40′E / 56.000°N 155.667°E / 56.000; 155.667 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
56°0′N162°5′E / 56.000°N 162.083°E / 56.000; 162.083 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
56°0′N160°34′W / 56.000°N 160.567°W / 56.000; -160.567 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska - the Alaska Peninsula
56°0′N158°25′W / 56.000°N 158.417°W / 56.000; -158.417 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska - passing just south of the Semidi Islands, and just north of Chirikof Island, Alaska, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Passing just south of Kuiu Island, Alaska, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
56°0′N133°35′W / 56.000°N 133.583°W / 56.000; -133.583 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska - Kosciusko Island, Prince of Wales Island, Etolin Island and the Alaska Panhandle
56°0′N130°1′W / 56.000°N 130.017°W / 56.000; -130.017 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada British Columbia - passing 2.5 km south of Hudson's Hope
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - passing just North of Thompson
Ontario - passing just north of Fort Severn
56°0′N87°26′W / 56.000°N 87.433°W / 56.000; -87.433 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
56°0′N79°53′W / 56.000°N 79.883°W / 56.000; -79.883 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
56°0′N78°59′W / 56.000°N 78.983°W / 56.000; -78.983 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
56°0′N76°46′W / 56.000°N 76.767°W / 56.000; -76.767 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
56°0′N60°49′W / 56.000°N 60.817°W / 56.000; -60.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
56°0′N6°0′W / 56.000°N 6.000°W / 56.000; -6.000 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Jura
56°0′N5°48′W / 56.000°N 5.800°W / 56.000; -5.800 (Sound of Jura) Sound of Jura
56°0′N5°41′W / 56.000°N 5.683°W / 56.000; -5.683 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland, passing through Helensburgh and then Falkirk town centre
56°0′N3°21′W / 56.000°N 3.350°W / 56.000; -3.350 (Firth of Forth) Firth of Forth Passing through the Forth Bridge, and just north of Edinburgh
56°0′N2°53′W / 56.000°N 2.883°W / 56.000; -2.883 (United Kingdom) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotland, passing through Dunbar
56°0′N2°30′W / 56.000°N 2.500°W / 56.000; -2.500 (North Sea) North Sea

See also

References

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