# 59th parallel north

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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.
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.
If latitude in northern hemisphere is 59°45′ or smaller, every day in August can view both nautical dawn and nautical dusk.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 59° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or oceans Notes 59°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 59.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean North Sea 59°0′N 5°34′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 5.567°E﻿ / 59.000; 5.567﻿ (Norway)  Norway Jæren, Rogaland 59°0′N 5°40′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 5.667°E﻿ / 59.000; 5.667﻿ (North Sea) Atlantic Ocean Byfjorden, Boknafjorden 59°0′N 5°34′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 5.567°E﻿ / 59.000; 5.567﻿ (Norway)  Norway Hundvåg and Vassøy Islands, Rogaland 59°0′N 5°48′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 5.800°E﻿ / 59.000; 5.800﻿ (North Sea) Atlantic Ocean Idsefjorden, Boknafjorden 59°0′N 6°4′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 6.067°E﻿ / 59.000; 6.067﻿ (Norway)  Norway Rogaland, Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder, Telemark 59°0′N 9°45′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 9.750°E﻿ / 59.000; 9.750﻿ (Skagerrak) Atlantic Ocean Langesundsfjorden, Skagerrak Passing over Langøya, Geiterøya, Store Arøya and Stokkøya islands 59°0′N 9°51′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 9.850°E﻿ / 59.000; 9.850﻿ (Norway)  Norway Vestfold 59°0′N 10°3′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 10.050°E﻿ / 59.000; 10.050﻿ (Skagerrak) Atlantic Ocean Skagerrak Passing south of Ferder lighthouse and Oslofjorden 59°0′N 11°2′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 11.033°E﻿ / 59.000; 11.033﻿ (Norway)  Norway Andholmen and Søndre Sandøy, Hvaler islands, Østfold 59°0′N 10°3′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 10.050°E﻿ / 59.000; 10.050﻿ (Skagerrak) Atlantic Ocean Sekken sound, Skagerrak for 1.9 km 59°0′N 11°7′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 11.117°E﻿ / 59.000; 11.117﻿ (Sweden)  Sweden Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County for 19 km 59°0′N 11°27′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 11.450°E﻿ / 59.000; 11.450﻿ (Skagerrak) Atlantic Ocean Iddefjord, Skagerrak for 1 km 59°0′N 11°28′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 11.467°E﻿ / 59.000; 11.467﻿ (Norway)  Norway Halden Municipality for 13.6 km 59°0′N 11°42′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 11.700°E﻿ / 59.000; 11.700﻿ (Sweden)  Sweden Västra Götaland County, Lake Vänern, Värmland County, Örebro County, Södermanland County, Stockholm County 59°0′N 18°12′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 18.200°E﻿ / 59.000; 18.200﻿ (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea 59°0′N 22°30′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 22.500°E﻿ / 59.000; 22.500﻿ (Estonia)  Estonia Island of Hiiumaa 59°0′N 22°52′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 22.867°E﻿ / 59.000; 22.867﻿ (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea 59°0′N 23°8′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 23.133°E﻿ / 59.000; 23.133﻿ (Estonia)  Estonia Island of Vormsi and the mainland. Passing through Lake Peipus 59°0′N 27°44′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 27.733°E﻿ / 59.000; 27.733﻿ (Russia)  Russia Passing through Rybinsk Reservoir 59°0′N 142°2′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 142.033°E﻿ / 59.000; 142.033﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk 59°0′N 150°29′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 150.483°E﻿ / 59.000; 150.483﻿ (Russia)  Russia Zavyalov Island 59°0′N 150°36′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 150.600°E﻿ / 59.000; 150.600﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk 59°0′N 151°14′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 151.233°E﻿ / 59.000; 151.233﻿ (Russia)  Russia 59°0′N 152°57′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 152.950°E﻿ / 59.000; 152.950﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk 59°0′N 159°44′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 159.733°E﻿ / 59.000; 159.733﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Peninsula 59°0′N 163°5′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 163.083°E﻿ / 59.000; 163.083﻿ (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Litke Strait, Bering Sea 59°0′N 163°54′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 163.900°E﻿ / 59.000; 163.900﻿ (Russia)  Russia Karaginsky Island 59°0′N 164°43′E﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 164.717°E﻿ / 59.000; 164.717﻿ (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Bering Sea 59°0′N 161°49′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 161.817°W﻿ / 59.000; -161.817﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 59°0′N 153°36′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 153.600°W﻿ / 59.000; -153.600﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of the Barren Islands 59°0′N 138°10′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 138.167°W﻿ / 59.000; -138.167﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 59°0′N 137°30′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 137.500°W﻿ / 59.000; -137.500﻿ (Canada)  Canada British Columbia - for about 13 km (8.1 mi) 59°0′N 137°16′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 137.267°W﻿ / 59.000; -137.267﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 59°0′N 134°24′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 134.400°W﻿ / 59.000; -134.400﻿ (Canada)  Canada British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (not far north of Churchill). 59°0′N 94°43′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 94.717°W﻿ / 59.000; -94.717﻿ (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay Passing just south of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut, Canada 59°0′N 78°21′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 78.350°W﻿ / 59.000; -78.350﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut, Quebec 59°0′N 68°58′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 68.967°W﻿ / 59.000; -68.967﻿ (Ungava Bay) Arctic Ocean Ungava Bay 59°0′N 65°54′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 65.900°W﻿ / 59.000; -65.900﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador 59°0′N 63°13′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 63.217°W﻿ / 59.000; -63.217﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 59°0′N 3°22′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 3.367°W﻿ / 59.000; -3.367﻿ (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom Mainland, Orkney, Scotland 59°0′N 2°55′W﻿ / ﻿59.000°N 2.917°W﻿ / 59.000; -2.917﻿ (North Sea) Arctic Ocean North Sea

## Notable cities and towns on 59°N

* Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
* Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
* Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia