54th north latitude parallel
The 54th parallel of north latitude is the latitude that is 54 degrees north of the Earth's equator . It crosses Europe , Asia , the Pacific , 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 [1] [2] .
Worldwide
Starting from the Zero Meridian and heading east, the 54th parallel of the north latitude passes through:
Coordinates Country, Territory or Sea Notes North Sea
GermanySchleswig-Holstein Baltic Sea
GermanyMecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Sea
GermanyBaltic Sea Poland Lithuania Alytus County Belarus About 7 km Lithuania About 8 km Belarus Minsk Russia Smolensk region Kazakhstan Kostanay region Russia About 5 km Kazakhstan About 7 km Russia About 4 km Kazakhstan About 6 km Russia About 8 km Kazakhstan Russia About 14 km Kazakhstan Russia About 19 km Kazakhstan Russia Kazakhstan About 15 km Russia Kazakhstan Russia Baikal Sea of Okhotsk Russia Sea of Okhotsk Russia Sakhalin Sea of Okhotsk Russia Kamchatka Pacific Ocean Bering Sea USA Alaska Pacific Ocean Canada British columbia Hekate Canada British columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
OntarioJames Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and LabradorAtlantic Ocean Ireland Dundalk bay About 4.4 km Ireland Irish sea Great Britain England North Sea
See also
- 53rd parallel of north latitude
- 55th parallel of north latitude
Notes
- ↑ Duration of daylight / Darkness table for one year
- ↑ Day (s) - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .