53rd parallel north






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53rd parallel north






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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





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










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