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.

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

Around the world


Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, °W
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 * 55°N, 8.35°W
 * 55°N, 8.35°W
 * Island of Sylt, close to Germany's northernmost point
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 8.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 8.38333°W
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 * 55°N, 8.65°W
 * 55°N, 8.65°W
 * Jutland (mainland) and the island of Als
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 9.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 9.96667°W
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 * 55°N, 10.45°W
 * 55°N, 10.45°W
 * Islands of Skarø, Tåsinge and Langeland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 10.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 10.9°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 11.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 11.08333°W
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 * 55°N, 11.88333°W
 * 55°N, 11.88333°W
 * Islands of Sjælland and Møn
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 12.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 12.53333°W
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 * 55°N, 14.98333°W
 * 55°N, 14.98333°W
 * Island of Bornholm. There is a small memorial at 55°N, 15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 15.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 15.1°W
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 * 55°N, 20.55°W
 * 55°N, 20.55°W
 * Kaliningrad Oblast – passing through the Curonian Lagoon
 * 55°N, 22.63333°W
 * 55°N, 22.63333°W
 * Marijampolė County
 * 55°N, 26.21667°W
 * 55°N, 26.21667°W
 * Vitebsk Region
 * 55°N, 30.96667°W
 * 55°N, 30.96667°W
 * Smolensk Oblast, Passing just north of Buinsk, Tatarstan, Flag of Tatarstan.svg
 * 55°N, 68.2°W
 * 55°N, 68.2°W
 * North Kazakhstan Region
 * 55°N, 71.01667°W
 * 55°N, 71.01667°W
 * Passing just north of Omsk at 54.98333°N, 73.36667°W Passing just south of Novosibirsk at 55.05°N, 82.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 135.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 135.4°W
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 * 55°N, 136.78333°W
 * 55°N, 136.78333°W
 * Feklistova Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 137.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 137.06667°W
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 * 55°N, 137.43333°W
 * 55°N, 137.43333°W
 * Bolshoy Shantar Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 138.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 138.18333°W
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 * 55°N, 155.58333°W
 * 55°N, 155.58333°W
 * Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 161.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 161.98333°W
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 * 55°N, 166.13333°W
 * 55°N, 166.13333°W
 * Bering Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 166.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, 166.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Medny Island, 🇷🇺
 * 55°N, -163.95°W
 * 55°N, -163.95°W
 * Alaska – Unimak Island and the Alaska Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -162.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska – passing just south of Dolgoi Island and Unga Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸
 * 55°N, -160.13333°W
 * 55°N, -160.13333°W
 * Alaska – Nagai Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -160.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -160.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska
 * 55°N, -159.41667°W
 * 55°N, -159.41667°W
 * Alaska – Little Koniuji Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -159.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -159.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska
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 * 55°N, -133.15°W
 * Alaska – Dall Island, Sukkwan Island and Prince of Wales Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -131.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -131.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 55°N, -131.6°W
 * 55°N, -131.6°W
 * Alaska – Annette Island and Duke Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -131.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -131.25°W
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 * 55°N, -131°W
 * 55°N, -131°W
 * Alaska – Alaska Panhandle
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 * 55°N, -130.25°W
 * British Columbia – Pearse Island and the mainland Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -82.26667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -82.26667°W
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 * 55°N, -78.46667°W
 * Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 12 km Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – for about 5 km Quebec – for about 3 km Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador – mainland and the Adlavik Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -58.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -58.66667°W
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 * 55°N, -8.55°W
 * 55°N, -8.55°W
 * Island of Arranmore and mainland
 * 55°N, -7.4°W
 * 55°N, -7.4°W
 * Northern Ireland (passing through the city of Derry)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -5.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -5.98333°W
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 * 55°N, -5.16667°W
 * Scotland (passing through Gretna) England (passing through the Newcastle upon Tyne urban area)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -1.41667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55°N, -1.41667°W
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Notable cities and towns on 55°N

 * Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
 * Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
 * Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
 * Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia
 * Moscow, Russia
 * Copenhagen, Denmark
 * Odense, Denmark
 * Klaipėda, Lithuania
 * Šiauliai, Lithuania
 * Panevėžys, Lithuania
 * Daugavpils, Latvia
 * Vitebsk, Belarus
 * Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
 * Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
 * South Shields, England, UK.
 * Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
 * Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

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