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53rd parallel north

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53rd parallel north

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. Approximately 53°20′ North, 37 km (23 mi) north of this parallel, during the June summer solstice, the sun is visible for 17 hours exactly. If the latitude in the northern hemisphere is 53°47′ or smaller, it is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of August.[1]

One minute of longitude along the 53rd parallel is approximately 0.6042 nautical miles (1,224 yd; 1.119 km). One degree of longitude along the 53rd parallel is about 36.252 nautical miles (41.72 mi; 67.14 km).

Around the world

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European countries entirely north of 53° N

Starting at the Prime Meridian (northeast of Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° north passes through:

Coordinates 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, Saxony-Anhalt (for about 10 km (6.2 mi)), Brandenburg
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 (6.2 mi)
53°0′N 61°18′E / 53.000°N 61.300°E / 53.000; 61.300 (Russia)  Russia For about 7 km (4.3 mi)
53°0′N 61°24′E / 53.000°N 61.400°E / 53.000; 61.400 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 12 km (7.5 mi)
53°0′N 61°35′E / 53.000°N 61.583°E / 53.000; 61.583 (Russia)  Russia For about 18 km (11 mi)
53°0′N 61°51′E / 53.000°N 61.850°E / 53.000; 61.850 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 4 km (2.5 mi)
53°0′N 61°54′E / 53.000°N 61.900°E / 53.000; 61.900 (Russia)  Russia For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
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
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 AlaskaAttu 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 AlaskaKagamil 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 ColumbiaHibben 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
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
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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.