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.

Line across the Earth
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59th parallel north

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.[1]

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 Atlantic Ocean North Sea
59°0′N 5°34′E  Norway Jæren, Rogaland
59°0′N 5°40′E Atlantic Ocean Byfjorden, Boknafjorden
59°0′N 5°34′E  Norway Hundvåg and Vassøy Islands, Rogaland
59°0′N 5°48′E Atlantic Ocean Idsefjorden, Boknafjorden
59°0′N 6°4′E  Norway Rogaland, Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder, Telemark
59°0′N 9°45′E Atlantic Ocean Langesundsfjorden, Skagerrak
Passing over Langøya, Geiterøya, Store Arøya and Stokkøya islands
59°0′N 9°51′E  Norway Vestfold
59°0′N 10°3′E Atlantic Ocean Skagerrak
Passing south of Ferder lighthouse and Oslofjorden
59°0′N 11°2′E  Norway Andholmen and Søndre Sandøy, Hvaler islands, Østfold
59°0′N 10°3′E Atlantic Ocean Sekken sound, Skagerrak for 1.9 km
59°0′N 11°7′E  Sweden Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County for 19 km
59°0′N 11°27′E Atlantic Ocean Iddefjord, Skagerrak for 1 km
59°0′N 11°28′E  Norway Halden Municipality for 13.6 km
59°0′N 11°42′E  Sweden Västra Götaland County, Lake Vänern, Värmland County, Örebro County, Södermanland County, Stockholm County
59°0′N 18°12′E Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea
59°0′N 22°30′E  Estonia Island of Hiiumaa
59°0′N 22°52′E Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea
59°0′N 23°8′E  Estonia Island of Vormsi and the mainland. Passing through Lake Peipus
59°0′N 27°44′E  Russia Passing through Rybinsk Reservoir
59°0′N 142°2′E Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 150°29′E  Russia Zavyalov Island
59°0′N 150°36′E Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 151°14′E  Russia
59°0′N 152°57′E Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 159°44′E  Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
59°0′N 163°5′E Pacific Ocean Litke Strait, Bering Sea
59°0′N 163°54′E  Russia Karaginsky Island
59°0′N 164°43′E Pacific Ocean Bering Sea
59°0′N 161°49′W  United States Alaska
59°0′N 153°36′W Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of the Barren Islands
59°0′N 138°10′W  United States Alaska
59°0′N 137°30′W  Canada British Columbia - for about 13 km (8.1 mi)
59°0′N 137°16′W  United States Alaska
59°0′N 134°24′W  Canada British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (not far north of Churchill).
59°0′N 94°43′W Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay
Passing just south of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut,  Canada
59°0′N 78°21′W  Canada Nunavut, Quebec
59°0′N 68°58′W Arctic Ocean Ungava Bay
59°0′N 65°54′W  Canada Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
59°0′N 63°13′W Atlantic Ocean
59°0′N 3°22′W  United Kingdom Mainland, Orkney,  Scotland
59°0′N 2°55′W Arctic Ocean North Sea

See also

References
  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
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