51st parallel north

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The 51st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 51 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 16 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

51st parallel north

Capital cities between the 51st and 52nd parallels are London and Astana.

Around the world

Starting at the

Sheffield Park Garden in East Sussex, England
) and heading eastwards, the parallel 51° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
51°0′N 0°0′E / 51.000°N 0.000°E / 51.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)  United Kingdom England: East Sussex, Kent (just south of Dover)
51°0′N 1°30′E / 51.000°N 1.500°E / 51.000; 1.500 (Strait of Dover) Strait of Dover Crosses the Channel Tunnel
51°0′N 2°0′E / 51.000°N 2.000°E / 51.000; 2.000 (France)  France Nord-Pas-de-Calais — passing just south of Dunkirk and the northernmost point of France
51°0′N 2°34′E / 51.000°N 2.567°E / 51.000; 2.567 (Belgium)  Belgium Passing all 5 provinces of Flanders
51°0′N 5°46′E / 51.000°N 5.767°E / 51.000; 5.767 (Netherlands)  Netherlands Limburg — for about 10 km (6.2 mi) — passing through Sittard
51°0′N 5°54′E / 51.000°N 5.900°E / 51.000; 5.900 (Germany)  Germany North Rhine-Westphalia — passing through northern Cologne
Hesse
Thuringia — passing through Erfurt
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
Saxony — passing just south of Dresden
51°0′N 14°15′E / 51.000°N 14.250°E / 51.000; 14.250 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic
51°0′N 14°34′E / 51.000°N 14.567°E / 51.000; 14.567 (Germany)  Germany Saxony
51°0′N 14°55′E / 51.000°N 14.917°E / 51.000; 14.917 (Poland)  Poland For about 4 km (2.5 mi)
51°0′N 14°58′E / 51.000°N 14.967°E / 51.000; 14.967 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic
51°0′N 15°6′E / 51.000°N 15.100°E / 51.000; 15.100 (Poland)  Poland For about 3 km (1.9 mi)
51°0′N 15°8′E / 51.000°N 15.133°E / 51.000; 15.133 (Czech Republic)  Czech Republic For about 3 km (1.9 mi)
51°0′N 15°10′E / 51.000°N 15.167°E / 51.000; 15.167 (Poland)  Poland Passing just south of Wrocław
51°0′N 23°57′E / 51.000°N 23.950°E / 51.000; 23.950 (Ukraine)  Ukraine
Kiev Reservoir
Chernihiv Oblast — passing just south of Nizhyn
Sumy Oblast — passing just north of Sumy
51°0′N 35°20′E / 51.000°N 35.333°E / 51.000; 35.333 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 49°19′E / 51.000°N 49.317°E / 51.000; 49.317 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°0′N 54°11′E / 51.000°N 54.183°E / 51.000; 54.183 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 56°29′E / 51.000°N 56.483°E / 51.000; 56.483 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 10 km (6.2 mi)
51°0′N 56°37′E / 51.000°N 56.617°E / 51.000; 56.617 (Russia)  Russia For about 9 km (5.6 mi)
51°0′N 56°45′E / 51.000°N 56.750°E / 51.000; 56.750 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°0′N 57°18′E / 51.000°N 57.300°E / 51.000; 57.300 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 57°45′E / 51.000°N 57.750°E / 51.000; 57.750 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°0′N 58°36′E / 51.000°N 58.600°E / 51.000; 58.600 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 61°30′E / 51.000°N 61.500°E / 51.000; 61.500 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°0′N 79°53′E / 51.000°N 79.883°E / 51.000; 79.883 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 80°28′E / 51.000°N 80.467°E / 51.000; 80.467 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
51°0′N 81°5′E / 51.000°N 81.083°E / 51.000; 81.083 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 83°7′E / 51.000°N 83.117°E / 51.000; 83.117 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 5 km (3.1 mi)
51°0′N 83°11′E / 51.000°N 83.183°E / 51.000; 83.183 (Russia)  Russia For about 2 km (1.2 mi)
51°0′N 83°13′E / 51.000°N 83.217°E / 51.000; 83.217 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
51°0′N 83°26′E / 51.000°N 83.433°E / 51.000; 83.433 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 97°50′E / 51.000°N 97.833°E / 51.000; 97.833 (Mongolia)  Mongolia Passing Lake Khövsgöl
51°0′N 102°15′E / 51.000°N 102.250°E / 51.000; 102.250 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 119°37′E / 51.000°N 119.617°E / 51.000; 119.617 (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
51°0′N 127°0′E / 51.000°N 127.000°E / 51.000; 127.000 (Russia)  Russia
51°0′N 140°38′E / 51.000°N 140.633°E / 51.000; 140.633 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary
51°0′N 142°14′E / 51.000°N 142.233°E / 51.000; 142.233 (Russia)  Russia Island of Sakhalin
51°0′N 143°36′E / 51.000°N 143.600°E / 51.000; 143.600 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
51°0′N 156°46′E / 51.000°N 156.767°E / 51.000; 156.767 (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
51°0′N 156°51′E / 51.000°N 156.850°E / 51.000; 156.850 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Amatignak Island, Alaska,  United States
Passing just north of Vancouver Island, British Columbia,  Canada
51°0′N 127°31′W / 51.000°N 127.517°W / 51.000; -127.517 (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — passing through city of Revelstoke
Alberta — passing through city of Calgary
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - passing just south of the city of Dauphin
Ontario - passing just south of the town of Red Lake
Passing just south of the tip of James Bay (51°10′N 79°50′W / 51.167°N 79.833°W / 51.167; -79.833 (Canada))
Quebec
51°0′N 58°48′W / 51.000°N 58.800°W / 51.000; -58.800 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
51°0′N 57°3′W / 51.000°N 57.050°W / 51.000; -57.050 (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
51°0′N 55°50′W / 51.000°N 55.833°W / 51.000; -55.833 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Groais Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,  Canada
51°0′N 4°32′W / 51.000°N 4.533°W / 51.000; -4.533 (United Kingdom)  United Kingdom England — Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire (passing just north of Southampton), West Sussex, East Sussex

Russian America 1799–1824/25

In 1799

54°40′ north.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. OCLC 68198841
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  3. ISBN 978-0-295-98249-6
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