55th parallel north
Circle of latitude
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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.
Around the world
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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 55°0′N 0°0′E / 55.000°N 0.000°E / 55.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea 55°0′N 8°21′E / 55.000°N 8.350°E / 55.000; 8.350 (Germany) Germany
Island of Sylt, close to Germany's northernmost point 55°0′N 8°23′E / 55.000°N 8.383°E / 55.000; 8.383 (Wadden Sea) Wadden Sea 55°0′N 8°39′E / 55.000°N 8.650°E / 55.000; 8.650 (Denmark) Denmark
Jutland (mainland) and the island of Als 55°0′N 9°58′E / 55.000°N 9.967°E / 55.000; 9.967 (Little Belt) Little Belt 55°0′N 10°27′E / 55.000°N 10.450°E / 55.000; 10.450 (Denmark) Denmark
Islands of Skarø, Tåsinge and Langeland 55°0′N 10°54′E / 55.000°N 10.900°E / 55.000; 10.900 (Great Belt) Great Belt 55°0′N 11°5′E / 55.000°N 11.083°E / 55.000; 11.083 (Smålandsfarvandet) Smålandsfarvandet 55°0′N 11°53′E / 55.000°N 11.883°E / 55.000; 11.883 (Denmark) Denmark
Islands of Sjælland and Møn 55°0′N 12°32′E / 55.000°N 12.533°E / 55.000; 12.533 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°0′N 14°59′E / 55.000°N 14.983°E / 55.000; 14.983 (Denmark) Denmark
Island of Bornholm. There is a small memorial at 55°N 15°E / 55°N 15°E / 55; 15 55°0′N 15°6′E / 55.000°N 15.100°E / 55.000; 15.100 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°0′N 20°33′E / 55.000°N 20.550°E / 55.000; 20.550 (Russia) Russia
Kaliningrad Oblast – passing through the Curonian Lagoon 55°0′N 22°38′E / 55.000°N 22.633°E / 55.000; 22.633 (Lithuania) Lithuania
Marijampolė County 55°0′N 26°13′E / 55.000°N 26.217°E / 55.000; 26.217 (Belarus) Belarus
Vitebsk Region 55°0′N 30°58′E / 55.000°N 30.967°E / 55.000; 30.967 (Russia) Russia
Smolensk Oblast, Passing just north of Buinsk, Tatarstan, 55°0′N 68°12′E / 55.000°N 68.200°E / 55.000; 68.200 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
North Kazakhstan Region 55°0′N 71°1′E / 55.000°N 71.017°E / 55.000; 71.017 (Russia) Russia
Passing just north of Omsk at 54°59′N 73°22′E / 54.983°N 73.367°E / 54.983; 73.367 (Omsk)
Passing just south of Novosibirsk at 55°3′N 82°57′E / 55.050°N 82.950°E / 55.050; 82.950 (Omsk)55°0′N 135°24′E / 55.000°N 135.400°E / 55.000; 135.400 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 136°47′E / 55.000°N 136.783°E / 55.000; 136.783 (Russia) Russia
Feklistova Island 55°0′N 137°4′E / 55.000°N 137.067°E / 55.000; 137.067 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 137°26′E / 55.000°N 137.433°E / 55.000; 137.433 (Russia) Russia
Bolshoy Shantar Island 55°0′N 138°11′E / 55.000°N 138.183°E / 55.000; 138.183 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 155°35′E / 55.000°N 155.583°E / 55.000; 155.583 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula 55°0′N 161°59′E / 55.000°N 161.983°E / 55.000; 161.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 55°0′N 166°8′E / 55.000°N 166.133°E / 55.000; 166.133 (Russia) Russia
Bering Island 55°0′N 166°23′E / 55.000°N 166.383°E / 55.000; 166.383 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Medny Island, Russia
55°0′N 163°57′W / 55.000°N 163.950°W / 55.000; -163.950 (United States) United States
Alaska – Unimak Island and the Alaska Peninsula 55°0′N 162°34′W / 55.000°N 162.567°W / 55.000; -162.567 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska – passing just south of Dolgoi Island and Unga Island, Alaska, United States
55°0′N 160°8′W / 55.000°N 160.133°W / 55.000; -160.133 (United States) United States
Alaska – Nagai Island 55°0′N 160°4′W / 55.000°N 160.067°W / 55.000; -160.067 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 55°0′N 159°25′W / 55.000°N 159.417°W / 55.000; -159.417 (United States) United States
Alaska – Little Koniuji Island 55°0′N 159°21′W / 55.000°N 159.350°W / 55.000; -159.350 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 55°0′N 133°9′W / 55.000°N 133.150°W / 55.000; -133.150 (United States) United States
Alaska – Dall Island, Sukkwan Island and Prince of Wales Island 55°0′N 131°59′W / 55.000°N 131.983°W / 55.000; -131.983 (Clarence Strait) Clarence Strait 55°0′N 131°36′W / 55.000°N 131.600°W / 55.000; -131.600 (United States) United States
Alaska – Annette Island and Duke Island 55°0′N 131°15′W / 55.000°N 131.250°W / 55.000; -131.250 (Revillagigedo Channel) Revillagigedo Channel 55°0′N 131°0′W / 55.000°N 131.000°W / 55.000; -131.000 (United States) United States
Alaska – Alaska Panhandle 55°0′N 130°15′W / 55.000°N 130.250°W / 55.000; -130.250 (Canada) Canada
British Columbia – Pearse Island and the mainland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario55°0′N 82°16′W / 55.000°N 82.267°W / 55.000; -82.267 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°0′N 78°28′W / 55.000°N 78.467°W / 55.000; -78.467 (Canada) Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 12 km
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 5 km
Quebec – for about 3 km
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador – mainland and the Adlavik Islands55°0′N 58°40′W / 55.000°N 58.667°W / 55.000; -58.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 55°0′N 8°33′W / 55.000°N 8.550°W / 55.000; -8.550 (Ireland) Ireland
Island of Arranmore and mainland 55°0′N 7°24′W / 55.000°N 7.400°W / 55.000; -7.400 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
Northern Ireland (passing through the city of Derry) 55°0′N 5°59′W / 55.000°N 5.983°W / 55.000; -5.983 (North Channel) North Channel 55°0′N 5°10′W / 55.000°N 5.167°W / 55.000; -5.167 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
Scotland (passing through Gretna)
England (passing through the Newcastle upon Tyne urban area)55°0′N 1°25′W / 55.000°N 1.417°W / 55.000; -1.417 (North Sea) North Sea
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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