59th parallel north

The 59th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 59 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 18 hours, 30 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 11 minutes during the winter solstice.

If latitude in northern hemisphere is 59°45′ or smaller, every day in August can view both nautical dawn and nautical dusk.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 59° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea
 * 59°N, 5.56667°W
 * 59°N, 5.56667°W
 * Jæren, Rogaland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 5.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 5.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Byfjorden, Boknafjorden
 * 59°N, 5.56667°W
 * 59°N, 5.56667°W
 * Hundvåg and Vassøy Islands, Rogaland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 5.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 5.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Idsefjorden, Boknafjorden
 * 59°N, 6.06667°W
 * 59°N, 6.06667°W
 * Rogaland, Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder, Telemark
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 9.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 9.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Langesundsfjorden, Skagerrak Passing over Langøya, Geiterøya, Store Arøya and Stokkøya islands
 * 59°N, 9.85°W
 * 59°N, 9.85°W
 * Vestfold
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagerrak Passing south of Ferder lighthouse and Oslofjorden
 * 59°N, 11.03333°W
 * 59°N, 11.03333°W
 * Andholmen and Søndre Sandøy, Hvaler islands, Østfold
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sekken sound, Skagerrak for 1.9 km
 * 59°N, 11.11667°W
 * 59°N, 11.11667°W
 * Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County for 19 km
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 11.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 11.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Iddefjord, Skagerrak for 1 km
 * 59°N, 11.46667°W
 * 59°N, 11.46667°W
 * Halden Municipality for 13.6 km
 * 59°N, 11.7°W
 * 59°N, 11.7°W
 * Västra Götaland County, Lake Vänern, Värmland County, Örebro County, Södermanland County, Stockholm County
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 18.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 18.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
 * 59°N, 22.5°W
 * 59°N, 22.5°W
 * Island of Hiiumaa
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 22.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 22.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baltic Sea
 * 59°N, 23.13333°W
 * 59°N, 23.13333°W
 * Island of Vormsi and the mainland. Passing through Lake Peipus
 * 59°N, 27.73333°W
 * 59°N, 27.73333°W
 * Passing through Rybinsk Reservoir
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 142.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 142.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
 * 59°N, 150.48333°W
 * 59°N, 150.48333°W
 * Zavyalov Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 150.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 150.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
 * 59°N, 151.23333°W
 * 59°N, 151.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 152.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 152.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 152.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
 * 59°N, 159.73333°W
 * 59°N, 159.73333°W
 * Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 163.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 163.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Litke Strait, Bering Sea
 * 59°N, 163.9°W
 * 59°N, 163.9°W
 * Karaginsky Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 164.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, 164.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea
 * 59°N, -161.81667°W
 * 59°N, -161.81667°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -153.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -153.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of the Barren Islands
 * 59°N, -138.16667°W
 * 59°N, -138.16667°W
 * Alaska
 * 59°N, -137.5°W
 * 59°N, -137.5°W
 * British Columbia - for about 13 km
 * 59°N, -137.26667°W
 * 59°N, -137.26667°W
 * Alaska
 * 59°N, -134.4°W
 * 59°N, -134.4°W
 * British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (not far north of Churchill).
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -94.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -94.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hudson Bay Passing just south of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * 59°N, -78.35°W
 * 59°N, -78.35°W
 * Nunavut, Quebec
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -68.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -68.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ungava Bay
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 * 59°N, -65.9°W
 * Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -63.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -63.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 59°N, -3.36667°W
 * 59°N, -3.36667°W
 * Mainland, Orkney,
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -2.91667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59°N, -2.91667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | North Sea
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Notable cities and towns on 59°N

 * Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
 * Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
 * Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia