59th parallel north

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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.

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.

If latitude in northern hemisphere is 59°45′ or smaller, every day in August can view both nautical dawn and nautical dusk.

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

Notable cities and towns on 59°N

• Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
• Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
• Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia

See also

• 58th parallel north
• 60th parallel north