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55th parallel north

The 55th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 55 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, 22 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]


This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which nautical twilight can last all night near the summer solstice.

Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Chelyabinsk

Omsk Oblast, Russia

Omsk

Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Novosibirsk

Moscow Oblast, Russia

Khimki

Russia

Moscow

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Odense

Lithuania

Klaipėda

Lithuania

Šiauliai

Lithuania

Panevėžys

Latvia

Daugavpils

Belarus

Vitebsk

Northern Ireland, UK

Derry

England, UK

Newcastle upon Tyne

England, UK.

South Shields

Manitoba, Canada

Thompson

Alberta, Canada

Grande Prairie

Use as a boundary[edit]

The 55th parallel serves as the southern boundary of Nunavik territory in Quebec.

54th parallel north

56th parallel north

Parallel 54°40′ north