59th parallel north

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59th parallel north

The 59th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 59 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

At this latitude the Sun is visible for 18 hours, 30 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 11 minutes during the winter solstice.^[2]

If latitude in northern hemisphere is 59°45′ or smaller, every day in August can view both nautical dawn and nautical dusk.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 59° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or oceans	Notes
59°0′N 0°0′E / 59.000°N 0.000°E / 59.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	North Sea
59°0′N 5°34′E / 59.000°N 5.567°E / 59.000; 5.567 (Norway)	Norway	Jæren, Rogaland
59°0′N 5°40′E / 59.000°N 5.667°E / 59.000; 5.667 (North Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Byfjorden, Boknafjorden
59°0′N 5°34′E / 59.000°N 5.567°E / 59.000; 5.567 (Norway)	Norway	Hundvåg and Vassøy Islands, Rogaland
59°0′N 5°48′E / 59.000°N 5.800°E / 59.000; 5.800 (North Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Idsefjorden, Boknafjorden
59°0′N 6°4′E / 59.000°N 6.067°E / 59.000; 6.067 (Norway)	Norway	Rogaland, Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder, Telemark
59°0′N 9°45′E / 59.000°N 9.750°E / 59.000; 9.750 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Langesundsfjorden, Skagerrak Passing over Langøya, Geiterøya, Store Arøya and Stokkøya islands
59°0′N 9°51′E / 59.000°N 9.850°E / 59.000; 9.850 (Norway)	Norway	Vestfold
59°0′N 10°3′E / 59.000°N 10.050°E / 59.000; 10.050 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Skagerrak Passing south of Ferder lighthouse and Oslofjorden
59°0′N 11°2′E / 59.000°N 11.033°E / 59.000; 11.033 (Norway)	Norway	Andholmen and Søndre Sandøy, Hvaler islands, Østfold
59°0′N 10°3′E / 59.000°N 10.050°E / 59.000; 10.050 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Sekken sound, Skagerrak for 1.9 km
59°0′N 11°7′E / 59.000°N 11.117°E / 59.000; 11.117 (Sweden)	Sweden	Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County for 19 km
59°0′N 11°27′E / 59.000°N 11.450°E / 59.000; 11.450 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Iddefjord, Skagerrak for 1 km
59°0′N 11°28′E / 59.000°N 11.467°E / 59.000; 11.467 (Norway)	Norway	Halden Municipality for 13.6 km
59°0′N 11°42′E / 59.000°N 11.700°E / 59.000; 11.700 (Sweden)	Sweden	Västra Götaland County, Lake Vänern, Värmland County, Örebro County, Södermanland County, Stockholm County
59°0′N 18°12′E / 59.000°N 18.200°E / 59.000; 18.200 (Baltic Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Baltic Sea
59°0′N 22°30′E / 59.000°N 22.500°E / 59.000; 22.500 (Estonia)	Estonia	Island of Hiiumaa
59°0′N 22°52′E / 59.000°N 22.867°E / 59.000; 22.867 (Baltic Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Baltic Sea
59°0′N 23°8′E / 59.000°N 23.133°E / 59.000; 23.133 (Estonia)	Estonia	Island of Vormsi and the mainland. Passing through Lake Peipus
59°0′N 27°44′E / 59.000°N 27.733°E / 59.000; 27.733 (Russia)	Russia	Passing through Rybinsk Reservoir
59°0′N 142°2′E / 59.000°N 142.033°E / 59.000; 142.033 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Pacific Ocean	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 150°29′E / 59.000°N 150.483°E / 59.000; 150.483 (Russia)	Russia	Zavyalov Island
59°0′N 150°36′E / 59.000°N 150.600°E / 59.000; 150.600 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Pacific Ocean	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 151°14′E / 59.000°N 151.233°E / 59.000; 151.233 (Russia)	Russia
59°0′N 152°57′E / 59.000°N 152.950°E / 59.000; 152.950 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Pacific Ocean	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 159°44′E / 59.000°N 159.733°E / 59.000; 159.733 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
59°0′N 163°5′E / 59.000°N 163.083°E / 59.000; 163.083 (Bering Sea)	Pacific Ocean	Litke Strait, Bering Sea
59°0′N 163°54′E / 59.000°N 163.900°E / 59.000; 163.900 (Russia)	Russia	Karaginsky Island
59°0′N 164°43′E / 59.000°N 164.717°E / 59.000; 164.717 (Bering Sea)	Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea
59°0′N 161°49′W / 59.000°N 161.817°W / 59.000; -161.817 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 153°36′W / 59.000°N 153.600°W / 59.000; -153.600 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of the Barren Islands
59°0′N 138°10′W / 59.000°N 138.167°W / 59.000; -138.167 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 137°30′W / 59.000°N 137.500°W / 59.000; -137.500 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - for about 13 km (8.1 mi)
59°0′N 137°16′W / 59.000°N 137.267°W / 59.000; -137.267 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 134°24′W / 59.000°N 134.400°W / 59.000; -134.400 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (not far north of Churchill).
59°0′N 94°43′W / 59.000°N 94.717°W / 59.000; -94.717 (Hudson Bay)	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Bay Passing just south of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut,  Canada
59°0′N 78°21′W / 59.000°N 78.350°W / 59.000; -78.350 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut, Quebec
59°0′N 68°58′W / 59.000°N 68.967°W / 59.000; -68.967 (Ungava Bay)	Arctic Ocean	Ungava Bay
59°0′N 65°54′W / 59.000°N 65.900°W / 59.000; -65.900 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
59°0′N 63°13′W / 59.000°N 63.217°W / 59.000; -63.217 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
59°0′N 3°22′W / 59.000°N 3.367°W / 59.000; -3.367 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Mainland, Orkney,  Scotland
59°0′N 2°55′W / 59.000°N 2.917°W / 59.000; -2.917 (North Sea)	Arctic Ocean	North Sea

Notable cities and towns on 59°N

• Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
• Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
• Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia

See also

• 58th parallel north
• 60th parallel north

References

This page was last edited on 26 June 2024, at 08:43