# 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. 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.
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

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 | 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 – passing through Edmonton 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 (6.2 mi) 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 – passing through Snowdonia 8km South of the peak of Mount Snowdon England – passing through Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham |