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.

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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 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, Lake Vänern, Värmland, Örebro, Södermanland, Stockholm.
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 Pihkva
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

• 58th parallel north
• 60th parallel north

References

1. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php