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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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56th parallel north
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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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
56°0′N 0°0′E / 56.000°N 0.000°E / 56.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea
56°0′N 8°7′E / 56.000°N 8.117°E / 56.000; 8.117 (Denmark)   Denmark Jutland (mainland)
56°0′N 10°17′E / 56.000°N 10.283°E / 56.000; 10.283 (Kattegat) Kattegat
56°0′N 10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Denmark)   Denmark Island of Samsø, passing through the northern tip for about 400 meters
56°0′N 10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Kattegat) Kattegat
56°0′N 11°55′E / 56.000°N 11.917°E / 56.000; 11.917 (Denmark)   Denmark Island of Sjælland, passing just south of Helsingør
56°0′N 12°35′E / 56.000°N 12.583°E / 56.000; 12.583 (Øresund) Øresund
56°0′N 12°43′E / 56.000°N 12.717°E / 56.000; 12.717 (Sweden)   Sweden Scania, passing just south of Helsingborg
56°0′N 14°27′E / 56.000°N 14.450°E / 56.000; 14.450 (Hanöbunkten) Hanöbukten
56°0′N 14°37′E / 56.000°N 14.617°E / 56.000; 14.617 (Sweden)   Sweden Blekinge
56°0′N 14°44′E / 56.000°N 14.733°E / 56.000; 14.733 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea
56°0′N 21°4′E / 56.000°N 21.067°E / 56.000; 21.067 (Lithuania)   Lithuania Klaipėda County
56°0′N 25°52′E / 56.000°N 25.867°E / 56.000; 25.867 (Latvia)   Latvia Passing just north of Daugavpils
56°0′N 27°49′E / 56.000°N 27.817°E / 56.000; 27.817 (Belarus)   Belarus Vitebsk Region
56°0′N 28°43′E / 56.000°N 28.717°E / 56.000; 28.717 (Russia)   Russia For about 13 km
56°0′N 28°55′E / 56.000°N 28.917°E / 56.000; 28.917 (Belarus)   Belarus For about 17 km
56°0′N 29°12′E / 56.000°N 29.200°E / 56.000; 29.200 (Russia)   Russia Passing just north of Moscow
56°0′N 137°25′E / 56.000°N 137.417°E / 56.000; 137.417 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
56°0′N 155°40′E / 56.000°N 155.667°E / 56.000; 155.667 (Russia)   Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
56°0′N 162°5′E / 56.000°N 162.083°E / 56.000; 162.083 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
56°0′N 160°34′W / 56.000°N 160.567°W / 56.000; -160.567 (United States)   United States Alaska - the Alaska Peninsula
56°0′N 158°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,   United States
Passing just south of Kuiu Island, Alaska,   United States
56°0′N 133°35′W / 56.000°N 133.583°W / 56.000; -133.583 (United States)   United States Alaska - Kosciusko Island, Prince of Wales Island, Etolin Island and the Alaska Panhandle
56°0′N 130°1′W / 56.000°N 130.017°W / 56.000; -130.017 (Canada)   Canada British Columbia - passing 2.5 km south of Hudson's Hope
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario - passing just north of Fort Severn
56°0′N 87°26′W / 56.000°N 87.433°W / 56.000; -87.433 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
56°0′N 79°53′W / 56.000°N 79.883°W / 56.000; -79.883 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
56°0′N 78°59′W / 56.000°N 78.983°W / 56.000; -78.983 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
56°0′N 76°46′W / 56.000°N 76.767°W / 56.000; -76.767 (Canada)   Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
56°0′N 60°49′W / 56.000°N 60.817°W / 56.000; -60.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
56°0′N 6°0′W / 56.000°N 6.000°W / 56.000; -6.000 (United Kingdom)   United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Jura
56°0′N 5°48′W / 56.000°N 5.800°W / 56.000; -5.800 (Sound of Jura) Sound of Jura
56°0′N 5°41′W / 56.000°N 5.683°W / 56.000; -5.683 (United Kingdom)   United Kingdom Scotland, passing through Helensburgh and then Falkirk town centre
56°0′N 3°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′N 2°53′W / 56.000°N 2.883°W / 56.000; -2.883 (United Kingdom)   United Kingdom Scotland, passing through Dunbar
56°0′N 2°30′W / 56.000°N 2.500°W / 56.000; -2.500 (North Sea) North Sea

See also

References

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.

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