At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 4 minutes during the winter solstice.[1] The maximum altitude of the sun during the summer solstice is 63.44 degrees and during the winter solstice it is 16.56 degrees. During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond astronomical twilight, a condition which lasts throughout the month of June. Everyday of the month of May can view both astronomical dawn and dusk.[2]
At this latitude, the average sea surface temperature between 1982 and 2011 was about 8.5 °C (47.3 °F).[3]
A sculpture at the Rhein-Main Regional Park (de) in Germany showing Mainz and other cities around the world that lie along the 50th parallel north (distances not to scale)
^. U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^"Earth-Sun geometry - The Encyclopedia of Earth". www.eoearth.org.
^"Zonal Mean Sea Surface Temperatures (5 deg Latitude Bands) Average of Jan 1982 to Dec 2011". Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^Sevela, Mariya. "Sakhalin: the Japanese Under Soviet Rule". History Today. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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50th, parallel, north, circle, latitude, that, degrees, north, earth, equatorial, plane, crosses, europe, asia, pacific, ocean, north, america, atlantic, ocean, class, notpageimage, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coordinates, kmlat, this, latitud. The 50th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 50 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane It crosses Europe Asia the Pacific Ocean North America and the Atlantic Ocean 50 class notpageimage 50th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLAt this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours 4 minutes during the winter solstice 1 The maximum altitude of the sun during the summer solstice is 63 44 degrees and during the winter solstice it is 16 56 degrees During the summer solstice nighttime does not get beyond astronomical twilight a condition which lasts throughout the month of June Everyday of the month of May can view both astronomical dawn and dusk 2 At this latitude the average sea surface temperature between 1982 and 2011 was about 8 5 C 47 3 F 3 Contents 1 Around the world 2 Sakhalin island 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAround the world Edit A sculpture at the Rhein Main Regional Park de in Germany showing Mainz and other cities around the world that lie along the 50th parallel north distances not to scale 50th latitude mark in central Mainz Germany A plaque marking the 50th parallel north in Kharkiv Ukraine 50th parallel marker next to the Old Island Highway in Campbell River British Columbia Canada Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 50 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes50 0 N 0 0 E 50 000 N 0 000 E 50 000 0 000 Prime Meridian English Channel50 0 N 1 15 E 50 000 N 1 250 E 50 000 1 250 France France Upper Normandy for about 20 kmPicardy passing just north of AmiensNord Pas de Calais for about 13 km50 0 N 4 10 E 50 000 N 4 167 E 50 000 4 167 Belgium Belgium Wallonia50 0 N 4 40 E 50 000 N 4 667 E 50 000 4 667 France France Champagne Ardenne for about 10 km50 0 N 4 49 E 50 000 N 4 817 E 50 000 4 817 Belgium Belgium Wallonia50 0 N 5 49 E 50 000 N 5 817 E 50 000 5 817 Luxembourg Luxembourg Diekirch District50 0 N 6 9 E 50 000 N 6 150 E 50 000 6 150 Germany Germany Rhineland Palatinate Hesse Rhineland Palatinate passing through Mainz city centre Hesse passing just south of Frankfurt crossing a runway of FRA international airport and passing just south of DCF77 time signal transmitter Bavaria passing just north of Bayreuth50 0 N 12 26 E 50 000 N 12 433 E 50 000 12 433 Czech Republic Czech Republic Passing through southern parts of Prague50 0 N 17 49 E 50 000 N 17 817 E 50 000 17 817 Poland Poland For about 11 km50 0 N 17 58 E 50 000 N 17 967 E 50 000 17 967 Czech Republic Czech Republic For about 10 km50 0 N 18 7 E 50 000 N 18 117 E 50 000 18 117 Poland Poland Passing through southern districts of Krakow on the 20th meridian east Passing through southern districts of Tarnow on the 21st meridian east Passing through southern districts of Rzeszow on the 22nd meridian east 50 0 N 23 10 E 50 000 N 23 167 E 50 000 23 167 Ukraine Ukraine Lviv Oblast passing just north of Lviv Ternopil Oblast passing through Pochaiv Khmelnytskyi Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast passing through Andrushivka Kyiv Oblast Cherkasy Oblast Poltava Oblast passing through Lubny Kharkiv Oblast passing through Kharkiv city centre50 0 N 37 57 E 50 000 N 37 950 E 50 000 37 950 Russia Russia Belgorod Oblast for about 18 km50 0 N 38 12 E 50 000 N 38 200 E 50 000 38 200 Ukraine Ukraine Luhansk Oblast for about 12 km50 0 N 38 22 E 50 000 N 38 367 E 50 000 38 367 Russia Russia Belgorod Oblast Voronezh Oblast passing just north of Boguchar Rostov Oblast Volgograd Oblast passing just south of Kamyshin50 0 N 47 15 E 50 000 N 47 250 E 50 000 47 250 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province50 0 N 48 8 E 50 000 N 48 133 E 50 000 48 133 Russia Russia Saratov Oblast50 0 N 48 51 E 50 000 N 48 850 E 50 000 48 850 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province Aktobe Province Kostanay Province Karagandy Province passing just north of Karaganda East Kazakhstan Province passing just north of Oskemen50 0 N 85 2 E 50 000 N 85 033 E 50 000 85 033 Russia Russia Altai Republic Tuva50 0 N 89 58 E 50 000 N 89 967 E 50 000 89 967 Mongolia Mongolia Passing through the southern tip of Uvs Lake50 0 N 95 1 E 50 000 N 95 017 E 50 000 95 017 Russia Russia Tuva50 0 N 95 45 E 50 000 N 95 750 E 50 000 95 750 Mongolia Mongolia For about 11 km50 0 N 95 55 E 50 000 N 95 917 E 50 000 95 917 Russia Russia Tuva for about 7 km50 0 N 96 2 E 50 000 N 96 033 E 50 000 96 033 Mongolia Mongolia For about 11 km50 0 N 96 10 E 50 000 N 96 167 E 50 000 96 167 Russia Russia Tuva50 0 N 97 55 E 50 000 N 97 917 E 50 000 97 917 Mongolia Mongolia50 0 N 107 13 E 50 000 N 107 217 E 50 000 107 217 Russia Russia Buryatia for about 5 km50 0 N 107 18 E 50 000 N 107 300 E 50 000 107 300 Mongolia Mongolia For about 3 km50 0 N 107 20 E 50 000 N 107 333 E 50 000 107 333 Russia Russia Buryatia Zabaykalsky Krai50 0 N 113 34 E 50 000 N 113 567 E 50 000 113 567 Mongolia Mongolia50 0 N 115 12 E 50 000 N 115 200 E 50 000 115 200 Russia Russia Zabaykalsky Krai50 0 N 116 1 E 50 000 N 116 017 E 50 000 116 017 Mongolia Mongolia50 0 N 116 20 E 50 000 N 116 333 E 50 000 116 333 Russia Russia Zabaykalsky Krai50 0 N 119 6 E 50 000 N 119 100 E 50 000 119 100 China People s Republic of China Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang50 0 N 127 29 E 50 000 N 127 483 E 50 000 127 483 Russia Russia Amur Oblast Khabarovsk Krai50 0 N 140 30 E 50 000 N 140 500 E 50 000 140 500 Strait of Tartary Strait of Tartary50 0 N 142 9 E 50 000 N 142 150 E 50 000 142 150 Russia Russia Sakhalin Oblast island of Sakhalin50 0 N 143 59 E 50 000 N 143 983 E 50 000 143 983 Sea of Okhotsk Sea of Okhotsk50 0 N 155 23 E 50 000 N 155 383 E 50 000 155 383 Russia Russia Sakhalin Oblast island of Paramushir50 0 N 155 24 E 50 000 N 155 400 E 50 000 155 400 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean50 0 N 127 19 W 50 000 N 127 317 W 50 000 127 317 Canada Canada British Columbia Vancouver Island passing through the town of Campbell River and mainland also through the Okanagan Valley immediately north of Kelowna Alberta passing through the city of Medicine Hat Saskatchewan it passes a few km south of the cities of Swift Current Moose Jaw and the capital Regina Manitoba passing just north of Winnipeg Ontario passing through Lake Nipigon Quebec passing through the town of Port Cartier50 0 N 66 54 W 50 000 N 66 900 W 50 000 66 900 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Gulf of Saint Lawrence Passing just north of Anticosti Island Quebec Canada50 0 N 57 45 W 50 000 N 57 750 W 50 000 57 750 Canada Canada Newfoundland and Labrador island of Newfoundland50 0 N 56 46 W 50 000 N 56 767 W 50 000 56 767 White Bay White Bay50 0 N 56 21 W 50 000 N 56 350 W 50 000 56 350 Canada Canada Newfoundland and Labrador island of Newfoundland50 0 N 55 52 W 50 000 N 55 867 W 50 000 55 867 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Confusion Bay50 0 N 55 33 W 50 000 N 55 550 W 50 000 55 550 Canada Canada Newfoundland and Labrador island of Newfoundland50 0 N 55 31 W 50 000 N 55 517 W 50 000 55 517 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the Isles of Scilly England United Kingdom50 0 N 5 16 W 50 000 N 5 267 W 50 000 5 267 United Kingdom United Kingdom England Lizard Peninsula Cornwall for about 7 km50 0 N 5 10 W 50 000 N 5 167 W 50 000 5 167 English Channel English ChannelSakhalin island Edit Sakhalin island between 1905 and 1945 The area south of the 50th parallel line was under Japanese control From the signing of the 1875 Treaty of Saint Petersburg until the Russo Japanese War which broke in 1904 the Russian Empire had full control of Sakhalin island As a result of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth that brought an end to the Russo Japanese War the portion of the island south of the 50th parallel line became Japanese territory part of Karafuto Prefecture However following the month long Soviet Japanese War during the summer of 1945 the entire island was reunified under Soviet control 4 See also Edit49th parallel north 51st parallel northReferences Edit Duration of Daylight Darkness Table for One Year U S Naval Observatory 2019 09 24 Archived from the original on 2019 10 12 Retrieved 2021 03 10 Earth Sun geometry The Encyclopedia of Earth www eoearth org Zonal Mean Sea Surface Temperatures 5 deg Latitude Bands Average of Jan 1982 to Dec 2011 Retrieved July 7 2022 Sevela Mariya Sakhalin the Japanese Under Soviet Rule History Today Retrieved 10 May 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 50th parallel north Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 50th parallel north amp oldid 1096985031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
