The 55th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 55 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, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which nautical twilight can last all night near the summer solstice.
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Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:
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Notable cities and towns on 55°N
- Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
- Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
- Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
- Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Odense, Denmark
- Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Šiauliai, Lithuania
- Panevėžys, Lithuania
- Daugavpils, Latvia
- Vitebsk, Belarus
- Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
- South Shields, England, UK.
- Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
- Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Use as a boundary
The 55th parallel serves as the southern boundary of Nunavik territory in Quebec.
See also
References
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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This page was last edited on 6 December 2023, at 06:00