54th parallel north

54th parallel north
The 54th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 54 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 17 hours, 9 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian (in the North Sea southeast of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 54° north passes through:
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| State of Schleswig-Holstein
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| State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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| Island of Poel, mainland, and island of Usedom
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| Island of Wolin, and mainland
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| Alytus County
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| Passing just north of Minsk
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| Passing through Lake Baikal
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
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| Island of Sakhalin
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| Kamchatka Peninsula
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea
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| Alaska - Unalaska Island
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| British Columbia - Graham Island
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| British Columbia - Porcher Island, Kennedy Island and the mainland - passing through the port of Kitimat and north of Prince George Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | James Bay
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| Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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| Achill IslandIrish mainland:
County Mayo
Lough Conn
County Mayo
County Sligo
County Roscommon
Lough Key
County Roscommon
County Leitrim
County Cavan (including Cavan Town at )
County Monaghan
County Louth (including Dundalk at )
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| Cooley Peninsula
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See also
53rd parallel north
55th parallel north
Parallel 54°40′ north
References
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