54th parallel north
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The 54th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 54 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, 9 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
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Starting at the Prime Meridian (in the North Sea southeast of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 54° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 54°0′N 0°0′E / 54.000°N 0.000°E / 54.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea 54°0′N 8°52′E / 54.000°N 8.867°E / 54.000; 8.867 (Germany) Germany
State of Schleswig-Holstein 54°0′N 10°47′E / 54.000°N 10.783°E / 54.000; 10.783 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Bay of Lübeck 54°0′N 11°1′E / 54.000°N 11.017°E / 54.000; 11.017 (Germany) Germany
State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 54°0′N 11°12′E / 54.000°N 11.200°E / 54.000; 11.200 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Bay of Wismar 54°0′N 11°23′E / 54.000°N 11.383°E / 54.000; 11.383 (Germany) Germany
Island of Poel, mainland, and island of Usedom 54°0′N 14°6′E / 54.000°N 14.100°E / 54.000; 14.100 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 54°0′N 14°38′E / 54.000°N 14.633°E / 54.000; 14.633 (Poland) Poland
Island of Wolin, and mainland 54°0′N 23°29′E / 54.000°N 23.483°E / 54.000; 23.483 (Lithuania) Lithuania
Alytus County 54°0′N 24°36′E / 54.000°N 24.600°E / 54.000; 24.600 (Belarus) Belarus
For about 7 km (4.3 mi) 54°0′N 24°43′E / 54.000°N 24.717°E / 54.000; 24.717 (Lithuania) Lithuania
For about 8 km (5.0 mi) 54°0′N 24°50′E / 54.000°N 24.833°E / 54.000; 24.833 (Belarus) Belarus
Passing just north of Minsk 54°0′N 31°52′E / 54.000°N 31.867°E / 54.000; 31.867 (Russia) Russia
Smolensk Oblast 54°0′N 61°15′E / 54.000°N 61.250°E / 54.000; 61.250 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
Kostanay Region 54°0′N 61°34′E / 54.000°N 61.567°E / 54.000; 61.567 (Russia) Russia
For about 5 km (3.1 mi) 54°0′N 61°39′E / 54.000°N 61.650°E / 54.000; 61.650 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
For about 7 km (4.3 mi) 54°0′N 61°46′E / 54.000°N 61.767°E / 54.000; 61.767 (Russia) Russia
For about 4 km (2.5 mi) 54°0′N 61°49′E / 54.000°N 61.817°E / 54.000; 61.817 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
For about 6 km (3.7 mi) 54°0′N 61°54′E / 54.000°N 61.900°E / 54.000; 61.900 (Russia) Russia
For about 8 km (5.0 mi) 54°0′N 62°1′E / 54.000°N 62.017°E / 54.000; 62.017 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
54°0′N 62°25′E / 54.000°N 62.417°E / 54.000; 62.417 (Russia) Russia
For about 14 km (8.7 mi) 54°0′N 62°38′E / 54.000°N 62.633°E / 54.000; 62.633 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
54°0′N 72°24′E / 54.000°N 72.400°E / 54.000; 72.400 (Russia) Russia
For about 19 km (12 mi) 54°0′N 72°42′E / 54.000°N 72.700°E / 54.000; 72.700 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
54°0′N 73°4′E / 54.000°N 73.067°E / 54.000; 73.067 (Russia) Russia
54°0′N 73°31′E / 54.000°N 73.517°E / 54.000; 73.517 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
For about 15 km (9.3 mi) 54°0′N 73°44′E / 54.000°N 73.733°E / 54.000; 73.733 (Russia) Russia
54°0′N 75°29′E / 54.000°N 75.483°E / 54.000; 75.483 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
54°0′N 76°32′E / 54.000°N 76.533°E / 54.000; 76.533 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Lake Baikal 54°0′N 137°30′E / 54.000°N 137.500°E / 54.000; 137.500 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 54°0′N 138°46′E / 54.000°N 138.767°E / 54.000; 138.767 (Russia) Russia
54°0′N 140°12′E / 54.000°N 140.200°E / 54.000; 140.200 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Sakhalin Gulf 54°0′N 142°36′E / 54.000°N 142.600°E / 54.000; 142.600 (Russia) Russia
Island of Sakhalin 54°0′N 142°55′E / 54.000°N 142.917°E / 54.000; 142.917 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 54°0′N 155°53′E / 54.000°N 155.883°E / 54.000; 155.883 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula 54°0′N 159°56′E / 54.000°N 159.933°E / 54.000; 159.933 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 54°0′N 169°30′E / 54.000°N 169.500°E / 54.000; 169.500 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 54°0′N 166°47′W / 54.000°N 166.783°W / 54.000; -166.783 (United States) United States
Alaska - Unalaska Island 54°0′N 166°21′W / 54.000°N 166.350°W / 54.000; -166.350 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of Unalga Island, and just south of Akutan Island, Rootok Island, Avatanak Island and Tigalda Island, Alaska, United States
54°0′N 133°6′W / 54.000°N 133.100°W / 54.000; -133.100 (Canada) Canada
British Columbia - Graham Island 54°0′N 131°41′W / 54.000°N 131.683°W / 54.000; -131.683 (Hecate Strait) Hecate Strait 54°0′N 130°40′W / 54.000°N 130.667°W / 54.000; -130.667 (Canada) Canada
British Columbia - Porcher Island, Kennedy Island and the mainland - passing through the port of Kitimat and 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Prince George
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - passing just North of The Pas and Norway House
Ontario54°0′N 82°14′W / 54.000°N 82.233°W / 54.000; -82.233 (James Bay) James Bay 54°0′N 78°58′W / 54.000°N 78.967°W / 54.000; -78.967 (Canada) Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador54°0′N 57°16′W / 54.000°N 57.267°W / 54.000; -57.267 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 54°0′N 10°12′W / 54.000°N 10.200°W / 54.000; -10.200 (Ireland) Ireland
Achill Island
Irish mainland:- County Mayo
- Lough Conn
- County Mayo
- County Sligo
- County Roscommon
- Lough Key
- County Roscommon
- County Leitrim
- County Cavan (including Cavan Town at 54°00′00″N 7°21′32″W / 54.00000°N 7.35889°W / 54.00000; -7.35889 (Cavan))
- County Monaghan
- County Louth (including Dundalk at 54°00′00″N 6°24′23″W / 54.00000°N 6.40639°W / 54.00000; -6.40639 (Dundalk))
54°0′N 6°20′W / 54.000°N 6.333°W / 54.000; -6.333 (Dundalk Bay) Dundalk Bay For about 4.4 km (2.7 mi) 54°0′N 6°16′W / 54.000°N 6.267°W / 54.000; -6.267 (Ireland) Ireland
Cooley Peninsula (12 km (7.5 mi)) 54°0′N 6°7′W / 54.000°N 6.117°W / 54.000; -6.117 (Irish Sea) Irish Sea Passing just south of the Isle of Man
54°0′N 2°54′W / 54.000°N 2.900°W / 54.000; -2.900 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
England inc. Harrogate at 54°0′N 1°30′W / 54.000°N 1.500°W / 54.000; -1.500 (Harrogate) 54°0′N 0°13′W / 54.000°N 0.217°W / 54.000; -0.217 (Irish Sea) North Sea
See also
References
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
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