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. On June 21, the sun is at 56.44 degrees in the sky and on December 21, the sun is at 9.56 degrees in the sky. During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond nautical twilight, a condition which lasts throughout the month of June. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of April.

The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 18.00º in October and > 11.00º in November.

The only capital city on the 57th parallel north is Riga.

Around the world


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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea
 * 57°N, 8.43333°W
 * 57°N, 8.43333°W
 * North Jutlandic Island and Jutland mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 10.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 10.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kattegat
 * 57°N, 12.35°W
 * 57°N, 12.35°W
 * Halland, Jönköping, Kronoberg and Kalmar counties
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 16.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 16.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kalmar Strait, Baltic Sea
 * 57°N, 16.78333°W
 * 57°N, 16.78333°W
 * Island of Öland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 16.91667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 16.91667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
 * 57°N, 18.21667°W
 * 57°N, 18.21667°W
 * Island of Gotland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 18.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 18.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
 * 57°N, 21.36667°W
 * 57°N, 21.36667°W
 * Courland, Semigallia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 23.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 23.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
 * 57°N, 23.9°W
 * 57°N, 23.9°W
 * Passing through Riga. Vidzeme, Latgale
 * 57°N, 27.71667°W
 * 57°N, 27.71667°W
 * Passing through Ivanovo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 138.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 138.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
 * 57°N, 156.51667°W
 * 57°N, 156.51667°W
 * Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 162.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, 162.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea Passing just south of Otter Island and Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸
 * 57°N, -158.66667°W
 * 57°N, -158.66667°W
 * Alaska - Alaska Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -156.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -156.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska
 * 57°N, -154.53333°W
 * 57°N, -154.53333°W
 * Alaska - Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -153.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -153.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska
 * 57°N, -135.83333°W
 * 57°N, -135.83333°W
 * Alaska - Kruzof Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -135.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -135.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sitka Sound
 * 57°N, -135.25°W
 * 57°N, -135.25°W
 * Alaska - Baranof Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -134.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -134.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chatham Strait Passing just south of Admiralty Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -134.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Frederick Sound
 * 57°N, -134°W
 * 57°N, -134°W
 * 57°N, -134°W
 * Alaska - Kupreanof Island and the Alaska Panhandle
 * 57°N, -132.05°W
 * 57°N, -132.05°W
 * British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -89.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -89.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hudson Bay Passing just north of the Belcher Islands, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * 57°N, -76.7°W
 * 57°N, -76.7°W
 * Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -61.36667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -61.36667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 57°N, -7.51667°W
 * 57°N, -7.51667°W
 * Island of Barra,
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -7.36667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -7.36667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of the Hebrides
 * 57°N, -6.45°W
 * 57°N, -6.45°W
 * Island of Rùm,
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -6.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -6.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of the Hebrides
 * 57°N, -5.83333°W
 * 57°N, -5.83333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -2.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -2.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57°N, -2.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea
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