55th parallel north

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55th parallel north

The 55th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 55 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, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which nautical twilight can last all night near the summer solstice.

Around the world

European countries entirely north of 55° N

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
55°0′N 0°0′E	North Sea
55°0′N 8°21′E	Germany	Island of Sylt, close to Germany's northernmost point
55°0′N 8°23′E	Wadden Sea
55°0′N 8°39′E	Denmark	Jutland (mainland) and the island of Als
55°0′N 9°58′E	Little Belt
55°0′N 10°27′E	Denmark	Islands of Skarø, Tåsinge and Langeland
55°0′N 10°54′E	Great Belt
55°0′N 11°5′E	Smålandsfarvandet
55°0′N 11°53′E	Denmark	Islands of Sjælland and Møn
55°0′N 12°32′E	Baltic Sea
55°0′N 14°59′E	Denmark	Island of Bornholm. There is a small memorial at 55°N 15°E / 55; 15
55°0′N 15°6′E	Baltic Sea
55°0′N 20°33′E	Russia	Kaliningrad Oblast – passing through the Curonian Lagoon
55°0′N 22°38′E	Lithuania	Marijampolė County
55°0′N 26°13′E	Belarus	Vitebsk Region
55°0′N 30°58′E	Russia	Smolensk Oblast, Passing just north of Buinsk, Tatarstan,
55°0′N 68°12′E	Kazakhstan	North Kazakhstan Region
55°0′N 71°1′E	Russia	Passing just north of Omsk at 54°59′N 73°22′E Passing just south of Novosibirsk at 55°3′N 82°57′E
55°0′N 135°24′E	Sea of Okhotsk
55°0′N 136°47′E	Russia	Feklistova Island
55°0′N 137°4′E	Sea of Okhotsk
55°0′N 137°26′E	Russia	Bolshoy Shantar Island
55°0′N 138°11′E	Sea of Okhotsk
55°0′N 155°35′E	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
55°0′N 161°59′E	Pacific Ocean
55°0′N 166°8′E	Russia	Bering Island
55°0′N 166°23′E	Bering Sea	Passing just north of Medny Island,  Russia
55°0′N 163°57′W	United States	Alaska – Unimak Island and the Alaska Peninsula
55°0′N 162°34′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska – passing just south of Dolgoi Island and Unga Island, Alaska,  United States
55°0′N 160°8′W	United States	Alaska – Nagai Island
55°0′N 160°4′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska
55°0′N 159°25′W	United States	Alaska – Little Koniuji Island
55°0′N 159°21′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska
55°0′N 133°9′W	United States	Alaska – Dall Island, Sukkwan Island and Prince of Wales Island
55°0′N 131°59′W	Clarence Strait
55°0′N 131°36′W	United States	Alaska – Annette Island and Duke Island
55°0′N 131°15′W	Revillagigedo Channel
55°0′N 131°0′W	United States	Alaska – Alaska Panhandle
55°0′N 130°15′W	Canada	British Columbia – Pearse Island and the mainland Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario
55°0′N 82°16′W	Hudson Bay
55°0′N 78°28′W	Canada	Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 12 km Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 5 km Quebec – for about 3 km Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – mainland and the Adlavik Islands
55°0′N 58°40′W	Atlantic Ocean
55°0′N 8°33′W	Ireland	Island of Arranmore and mainland
55°0′N 7°24′W	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland (passing through the city of Derry)
55°0′N 5°59′W	North Channel
55°0′N 5°10′W	United Kingdom	Scotland (passing through Gretna) England (passing through the Newcastle upon Tyne urban area)
55°0′N 1°25′W	North Sea

Notable cities and towns on 55°N

• Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
• Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
• Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
• Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia
• Moscow, Russia
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Odense, Denmark
• Klaipėda, Lithuania
• Šiauliai, Lithuania
• Panevėžys, Lithuania
• Daugavpils, Latvia
• Vitebsk, Belarus
• Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
• Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
• South Shields, England, UK.
• Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
• Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Use as a boundary

The 55th parallel serves as the southern boundary of Nunavik territory in Quebec.

See also

• 54th parallel north
• 56th parallel north
• Parallel 54°40′ north

References

1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.