53rd parallel north

53°
The 53rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 53 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 16 hours, 56 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 34 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

European countries entirely north of 53° N
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian (northeast of Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° north passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
53°0′N 0°0′E / 53.000°N 0.000°E / 53.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
United Kingdom
England
53°0′N 0°8′E / 53.000°N 0.133°E / 53.000; 0.133 (North Sea)
North Sea
53°0′N 4°43′E / 53.000°N 4.717°E / 53.000; 4.717 (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Island of Texel (Province of North Holland)
53°0′N 4°47′E / 53.000°N 4.783°E / 53.000; 4.783 (Wadden Sea)
Wadden Sea
53°0′N 5°24′E / 53.000°N 5.400°E / 53.000; 5.400 (Netherlands)
Netherlands
Provinces of Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen
53°0′N 7°13′E / 53.000°N 7.217°E / 53.000; 7.217 (Germany)
Germany
Lower Saxony
53°0′N 14°15′E / 53.000°N 14.250°E / 53.000; 14.250 (Poland)
Poland
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
53°0′N 23°56′E / 53.000°N 23.933°E / 53.000; 23.933 (Belarus)
Belarus
Grodno Region
53°0′N 31°19′E / 53.000°N 31.317°E / 53.000; 31.317 (Russia)
Russia
Bryansk Oblast
53°0′N 61°9′E / 53.000°N 61.150°E / 53.000; 61.150 (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan
For about 10 km
53°0′N 61°18′E / 53.000°N 61.300°E / 53.000; 61.300 (Russia)
Russia
For about 7 km
53°0′N 61°24′E / 53.000°N 61.400°E / 53.000; 61.400 (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan
For about 12 km
53°0′N 61°35′E / 53.000°N 61.583°E / 53.000; 61.583 (Russia)
Russia
For about 18 km
53°0′N 61°51′E / 53.000°N 61.850°E / 53.000; 61.850 (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan
For about 4 km
53°0′N 61°54′E / 53.000°N 61.900°E / 53.000; 61.900 (Russia)
Russia
For about 15 km
53°0′N 62°7′E / 53.000°N 62.117°E / 53.000; 62.117 (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan
Kostanay Region
53°0′N 78°12′E / 53.000°N 78.200°E / 53.000; 78.200 (Russia)
Russia
Passing through Lake Baikal
53°0′N 120°26′E / 53.000°N 120.433°E / 53.000; 120.433 (China)
People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
53°0′N 125°41′E / 53.000°N 125.683°E / 53.000; 125.683 (Russia)
Russia
Amur Oblast
53°0′N 141°11′E / 53.000°N 141.183°E / 53.000; 141.183 (Strait of Tartary)
Strait of Tartary
53°0′N 141°54′E / 53.000°N 141.900°E / 53.000; 141.900 (Russia)
Russia
Island of Sakhalin
53°0′N 143°17′E / 53.000°N 143.283°E / 53.000; 143.283 (Sea of Okhotsk)
Sea of Okhotsk
53°0′N 156°7′E / 53.000°N 156.117°E / 53.000; 156.117 (Russia)
Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula
53°0′N 158°53′E / 53.000°N 158.883°E / 53.000; 158.883 (Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Ocean
53°0′N 172°45′E / 53.000°N 172.750°E / 53.000; 172.750 (United States)
United States
Alaska - Attu Island
53°0′N 172°48′E / 53.000°N 172.800°E / 53.000; 172.800 (Bering Sea)
Bering Sea
53°0′N 169°45′W / 53.000°N 169.750°W / 53.000; -169.750 (United States)
United States
Alaska - Kagamil Island
53°0′N 169°40′W / 53.000°N 169.667°W / 53.000; -169.667 (Bering Sea)
Bering Sea
53°0′N 168°55′W / 53.000°N 168.917°W / 53.000; -168.917 (United States)
United States
Alaska - Umnak Island, Alaska
53°0′N 168°37′W / 53.000°N 168.617°W / 53.000; -168.617 (Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Alaska
53°0′N 132°23′W / 53.000°N 132.383°W / 53.000; -132.383 (Canada)
Canada
British Columbia - Hibben Island, Moresby Island and Louise Island
53°0′N 131°41′W / 53.000°N 131.683°W / 53.000; -131.683 (Hecate Strait)
Hecate Strait
53°0′N 129°41′W / 53.000°N 129.683°W / 53.000; -129.683 (Canada)
Canada
British Columbia - Estevan Group, Campania Island, Princess Royal Island and the mainland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - passing through Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg
Ontario
Nunavut - Akimiski Island
53°0′N 80°50′W / 53.000°N 80.833°W / 53.000; -80.833 (James Bay)
James Bay
53°0′N 78°58′W / 53.000°N 78.967°W / 53.000; -78.967 (Canada)
Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec - for about 10 km
Newfoundland and Labrador
53°0′N 55°46′W / 53.000°N 55.767°W / 53.000; -55.767 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean
53°0′N 9°25′W / 53.000°N 9.417°W / 53.000; -9.417 (Ireland)
Ireland
County Clare
County Galway
Lough Derg
County Tipperary
County Offaly
County Laois
County Kildare (including Athy at 53°00′00″N 6°59′17″W / 53.00000°N 6.98806°W / 53.00000; -6.98806 (Athy))
County Wicklow
53°0′N 6°3′W / 53.000°N 6.050°W / 53.000; -6.050 (Irish Sea)
Irish Sea
53°0′N 4°26′W / 53.000°N 4.433°W / 53.000; -4.433 (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom
Wales
England - passing through Stoke-on-Trent
See also
- 52nd parallel north
- 54th parallel north
References
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