Although it lies approximately twice as far away from the Equator as from the North Pole, the 60th parallel is half as long as the Equator line, due to the cosine of 60 degrees being 0.5. This is where the Earth bulges halfway as much as on the Equator.
At this latitude, the Sun is visible for 18 hours, 52 minutes during the June solstice and 5 hours, 52 minutes during the December solstice.[1] The maximum altitude of the Sun is 53.44° on 21 June and 6.56° on 21 December. The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 15.00º in October and > 8.00º in November. [2]
The lowest latitude where white nights can be observed is approximately on this parallel.
Accordingly, "north of 60" is an expression often used for the territories, although parts of Nunavut (the islands in Hudson Bay and James Bay) are located south of the 60th parallel, and parts of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are located north, to the east of Hudson Bay. A 1990s TV show on CBC about life in the Northwest Territories was called North of 60.
Canada's only four corners are located at the intersection of the 60th parallel and the 102nd meridian west, between the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. However, this is not a true quadripoint as the measurement of the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border in the 1880s placed it approximately 400 metres (440 yd) west of the 102nd meridian, which defines part of the Northwest Territories/Nunavut border.
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The 60th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees north of Earth s equator It crosses Europe Asia the Pacific Ocean North America and the Atlantic Ocean 60 class notpageimage 60th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML Although it lies approximately twice as far away from the Equator as from the North Pole the 60th parallel is half as long as the Equator line due to the cosine of 60 degrees being 0 5 This is where the Earth bulges halfway as much as on the Equator At this latitude the Sun is visible for 18 hours 52 minutes during the June solstice and 5 hours 52 minutes during the December solstice 1 The maximum altitude of the Sun is 53 44 on 21 June and 6 56 on 21 December The maximum altitude of the Sun is gt 15 00º in October and gt 8 00º in November 2 The lowest latitude where white nights can be observed is approximately on this parallel Contents 1 Around the world 2 Canada 3 Greenland 4 See also 5 ReferencesAround the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 60 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or ocean Notes60 0 N 0 0 E 60 000 N 0 000 E 60 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean North Sea60 0 N 5 3 E 60 000 N 5 050 E 60 000 5 050 Norway Norway Islands of Stolmen and Selbjorn Hordaland60 0 N 5 12 E 60 000 N 5 200 E 60 000 5 200 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Bekkjarviksundet Selbjornsfjorden North Sea60 0 N 5 15 E 60 000 N 5 250 E 60 000 5 250 Norway Norway Island of Huftaroy Hordaland60 0 N 5 17 E 60 000 N 5 283 E 60 000 5 283 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Langenuen North Sea60 0 N 5 22 E 60 000 N 5 367 E 60 000 5 367 Norway Norway Islands of Reksteren Tysnesoy and the mainland Hordaland60 0 N 5 52 E 60 000 N 5 867 E 60 000 5 867 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Hardangerfjorden North Sea60 0 N 5 59 E 60 000 N 5 983 E 60 000 5 983 Norway Norway Mainland Folgefonna glacier Telemark Buskerud Akershus Oslo Hedmark OstfoldPassing just north of the capital Oslo60 0 N 12 23 E 60 000 N 12 383 E 60 000 12 383 Sweden Sweden Passing through Fagersta Passing just north of Uppsala60 0 N 18 53 E 60 000 N 18 883 E 60 000 18 883 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea60 0 N 20 8 E 60 000 N 20 133 E 60 000 20 133 Aland Islands Finland Hogskar Backo and several smaller islands Aland Islands60 0 N 20 58 E 60 000 N 20 967 E 60 000 20 967 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea60 0 N 23 30 E 60 000 N 23 500 E 60 000 23 500 Finland Finland Passing through Tammisaari60 0 N 25 00 E 60 000 N 25 000 E 60 000 25 000 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic SeaPassing just south of Helsinki Finland60 0 N 24 26 E 60 000 N 24 433 E 60 000 24 433 Finland Finland Porkkala peninsula60 0 N 27 00 E 60 000 N 27 000 E 60 000 27 000 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Finland Baltic SeaPassing just south of the island of Gogland Russia60 0 N 27 48 E 60 000 N 27 800 E 60 000 27 800 Russia Russia Moshchny Island60 0 N 27 54 E 60 000 N 27 900 E 60 000 27 900 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Finland Baltic Sea60 0 N 29 44 E 60 000 N 29 733 E 60 000 29 733 Russia Russia Island of Kotlin city of Kronstadt 60 0 N 29 47 E 60 000 N 29 783 E 60 000 29 783 Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Finland Baltic Sea60 0 N 30 5 E 60 000 N 30 083 E 60 000 30 083 Russia Russia Passing through Saint Petersburg Lake Ladoga60 0 N 154 30 E 60 000 N 154 500 E 60 000 154 500 Sea of Okhotsk Pacific Ocean Shelikhov Gulf Sea of Okhotsk60 0 N 161 28 E 60 000 N 161 467 E 60 000 161 467 Russia Russia Kamchatka Peninsula60 0 N 165 14 E 60 000 N 165 233 E 60 000 165 233 Bering Sea Pacific Ocean Bering Sea60 0 N 166 10 E 60 000 N 166 167 E 60 000 166 167 Russia Russia Pylgin Range60 0 N 166 33 E 60 000 N 166 550 E 60 000 166 550 Bering Sea Pacific Ocean Olyutor Gulf Bering Sea60 0 N 170 9 E 60 000 N 170 150 E 60 000 170 150 Russia Russia Olyutor Peninsula60 0 N 170 26 E 60 000 N 170 433 E 60 000 170 433 Bering Sea Pacific Ocean Bering Sea60 0 N 167 8 W 60 000 N 167 133 W 60 000 167 133 United States United States Alaska Nunivak Island60 0 N 165 39 W 60 000 N 165 650 W 60 000 165 650 Etolin Strait Pacific Ocean Etolin Strait Bering Sea60 0 N 164 9 W 60 000 N 164 150 W 60 000 164 150 United States United States Alaska60 0 N 152 38 W 60 000 N 152 633 W 60 000 152 633 Cook Inlet Pacific Ocean Cook Inlet Gulf of Alaska60 0 N 151 44 W 60 000 N 151 733 W 60 000 151 733 United States United States Alaska Kenai Peninsula Evans Island Elrington Island Latouche Island and Montague Island60 0 N 147 24 W 60 000 N 147 400 W 60 000 147 400 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska60 0 N 144 24 W 60 000 N 144 400 W 60 000 144 400 United States United States Alaska Wingham Island Kayak Island and a small section of mainland60 0 N 143 50 W 60 000 N 143 833 W 60 000 143 833 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska60 0 N 141 53 W 60 000 N 141 883 W 60 000 141 883 United States United States Alaska60 0 N 139 3 W 60 000 N 139 050 W 60 000 139 050 Canada Canada Yukon British Columbia border Northwest Territories British Columbia border Northwest Territories Alberta border passes through Wood Buffalo National Park and beside Fort Smith NT Northwest Territories Saskatchewan border Nunavut Manitoba border60 0 N 94 49 W 60 000 N 94 817 W 60 000 94 817 Hudson Bay Arctic Ocean Hudson BayPassing just north of the Ottawa Islands Nunavut Canada60 0 N 77 17 W 60 000 N 77 283 W 60 000 77 283 Canada Canada QuebecPassing just south of Puvirnituq Quebec60 0 N 69 46 W 60 000 N 69 767 W 60 000 69 767 Ungava Bay Arctic Ocean Ungava BayPassing just south of Kangirsuk Quebec Canada60 0 N 65 7 W 60 000 N 65 117 W 60 000 65 117 Canada Canada Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador60 0 N 64 9 W 60 000 N 64 150 W 60 000 64 150 Atlantic Ocean Border between the Davis Strait to the north and the Labrador Sea to the south 3 60 0 N 44 52 W 60 000 N 44 867 W 60 000 44 867 Greenland Greenland Passing just south of Narsaq60 0 N 43 9 W 60 000 N 43 150 W 60 000 43 150 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean60 0 N 1 21 W 60 000 N 1 350 W 60 000 1 350 United Kingdom United Kingdom Islands of Mainland and Mousa Shetland Islands Scotland60 0 N 1 11 W 60 000 N 1 183 W 60 000 1 183 North Sea Atlantic Ocean North SeaCanada Edit The 60th parallel north in Canada marking the southern borders of Yukon Northwest Territories and the Nunavut mainland In Canada the 60th parallel forms the southern mainland boundary of the northern territories of Yukon Northwest Territories and Nunavut with the western provinces of British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba Accordingly north of 60 is an expression often used for the territories although parts of Nunavut the islands in Hudson Bay and James Bay are located south of the 60th parallel and parts of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are located north to the east of Hudson Bay A 1990s TV show on CBC about life in the Northwest Territories was called North of 60 Canada s only four corners are located at the intersection of the 60th parallel and the 102nd meridian west between the Northwest Territories Nunavut Saskatchewan and Manitoba However this is not a true quadripoint as the measurement of the Saskatchewan Manitoba border in the 1880s placed it approximately 400 metres 440 yd west of the 102nd meridian which defines part of the Northwest Territories Nunavut border Greenland EditBetween 1776 and 1950 the 60th parallel formed the southern limit of the Royal Greenland Trade Department s exclusive monopoly on trade near the Dano Norwegian and later Danish colonies of Greenland 1776 1782 and South Greenland 1782 1950 4 See also Edit58th parallel north 59th parallel north 61st parallel north 60th parallel southReferences 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 NASA Earth Fact Sheet Retrieved April 11 2017 Limits of Oceans and Seas 3rd edition PDF International Hydrographic Organization 1953 Archived from the original PDF on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 28 December 2020 Marquardt Ole Change and Continuity in Denmark s Greenland Policy in The Oldenburg Monarchy An Underestimated Empire Verlag Ludwig Kiel 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 60th parallel north amp oldid 1128507500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
