57th parallel north

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57°
57th parallel north

The 57th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 57 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, 53 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 57° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Denmark North Jutlandic Island and Jutland mainland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kattegat
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Sweden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kalmar Strait
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Sweden Island of Öland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baltic Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Sweden Island of Gotland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baltic Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Latvia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Riga
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Latvia Passing just north of Riga
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia Passing through Ivanovo
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sea of Okhotsk
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Passing just south of Saint Paul Island, Alaska,  United States
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States Alaska - Alaska Peninsula
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States Alaska - Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States Alaska - Kruzof Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sitka Sound
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States Alaska - Baranof Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chatham Strait Passing just south of Admiralty Island, Alaska,  United States
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Frederick Sound
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States Alaska - Kupreanof Island and the Alaska Panhandle
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hudson Bay Passing just north of the Belcher Islands, Nunavut,  Canada
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada Nunavut - Christie Island
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Barra
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sea of the Hebrides
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Rùm
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sea of the Hebrides
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United Kingdom Scotland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea

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