57th parallel north

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57th parallel north

The 57th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 57 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 17 hours, 53 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice. On June 21, the sun is at 56.44 degrees in the sky and on December 21, the sun is at 9.56 degrees in the sky. During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond nautical twilight, a condition which lasts throughout the month of June. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of April.

The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 18.00º in October and > 11.00º in November.

The only capital city on the 57th parallel north is Riga.

Around the world

European countries entirely north of 57° N

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 57° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
57°0′N 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	North Sea
57°0′N 8°26′E	Denmark	North Jutlandic Island and Jutland mainland
57°0′N 10°21′E	Atlantic Ocean	Kattegat
57°0′N 12°21′E	Sweden	Halland, Jönköping, Kronoberg and Kalmar counties
57°0′N 16°32′E	Atlantic Ocean	Kalmar Strait, Baltic Sea
57°0′N 16°47′E	Sweden	Island of Öland
57°0′N 16°55′E	Atlantic Ocean	Baltic Sea
57°0′N 18°13′E	Sweden	Island of Gotland
57°0′N 18°24′E	Atlantic Ocean	Baltic Sea
57°0′N 21°22′E	Latvia	Courland, Semigallia
57°0′N 23°32′E	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
57°0′N 23°54′E	Latvia	Passing through Riga. Vidzeme, Latgale
57°0′N 27°43′E	Russia	Passing through Ivanovo
57°0′N 138°45′E	Pacific Ocean	Sea of Okhotsk
57°0′N 156°31′E	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
57°0′N 162°51′E	Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea Passing just south of Otter Island and Saint Paul Island, Alaska, United States
57°0′N 158°40′W	United States	Alaska - Alaska Peninsula
57°0′N 156°33′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska
57°0′N 154°32′W	United States	Alaska - Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island
57°0′N 153°17′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska
57°0′N 135°50′W	United States	Alaska - Kruzof Island
57°0′N 135°45′W	Pacific Ocean	Sitka Sound
57°0′N 135°15′W	United States	Alaska - Baranof Island
57°0′N 134°43′W	Pacific Ocean	Chatham Strait Passing just south of Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States
57°0′N 134°30′W		Frederick Sound
57°0′N 134°0′W	United States	Alaska - Kupreanof Island and the Alaska Panhandle
57°0′N 132°3′W	Canada	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
57°0′N 89°54′W	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Bay Passing just north of the Belcher Islands, Nunavut, Canada
57°0′N 76°42′W	Canada	Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
57°0′N 61°22′W	Atlantic Ocean
57°0′N 7°31′W	United Kingdom	Island of Barra, Scotland
57°0′N 7°22′W	Atlantic Ocean	Sea of the Hebrides
57°0′N 6°27′W	United Kingdom	Island of Rùm, Scotland
57°0′N 6°15′W	Atlantic Ocean	Sea of the Hebrides
57°0′N 5°50′W	United Kingdom	Scotland
57°0′N 2°10′W	Atlantic Ocean	North Sea

See also

• 56th parallel north
• 58th parallel north