56th parallel north

The 56th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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56th parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 37 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
56°0′N 0°0′E	North Sea
56°0′N 8°7′E	Denmark	Jutland (mainland)
56°0′N 10°17′E	Kattegat
56°0′N 10°33′E	Denmark	Island of Samsø, passing through the northern tip for about 400 meters
56°0′N 10°33′E	Kattegat
56°0′N 11°55′E	Denmark	Island of Sjælland, passing just south of Helsingør
56°0′N 12°35′E	Øresund
56°0′N 12°43′E	Sweden	Scania, passing just south of Helsingborg
56°0′N 14°27′E	Hanöbukten
56°0′N 14°37′E	Sweden	Blekinge
56°0′N 14°44′E	Baltic Sea
56°0′N 21°4′E	Lithuania	Klaipėda County
56°0′N 25°52′E	Latvia	Passing just north of Daugavpils
56°0′N 27°49′E	Belarus	Vitebsk Region
56°0′N 28°43′E	Russia	For about 13 km
56°0′N 28°55′E	Belarus	For about 17 km
56°0′N 29°12′E	Russia	Passing just north of Moscow
56°0′N 137°25′E	Sea of Okhotsk
56°0′N 155°40′E	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
56°0′N 162°5′E	Bering Sea
56°0′N 160°34′W	United States	Alaska - the Alaska Peninsula
56°0′N 158°25′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska - passing just south of the Semidi Islands, and just north of Chirikof Island, Alaska, United States Passing just south of Kuiu Island, Alaska, United States
56°0′N 133°35′W	United States	Alaska - Kosciusko Island, Prince of Wales Island, Etolin Island and the Alaska Panhandle
56°0′N 130°1′W	Canada	British Columbia - passing 2.5 km south of Hudson's Hope Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba - passing just North of Thompson Ontario - passing just north of Fort Severn
56°0′N 87°26′W	Hudson Bay
56°0′N 79°53′W	Canada	Nunavut - Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
56°0′N 78°59′W	Hudson Bay
56°0′N 76°46′W	Canada	Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador
56°0′N 60°49′W	Atlantic Ocean
56°0′N 6°0′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Island of Jura
56°0′N 5°48′W	Sound of Jura
56°0′N 5°41′W	United Kingdom	Scotland, passing through Helensburgh and then Falkirk town centre
56°0′N 3°21′W	Firth of Forth	Passing through the Forth Bridge, and just north of Edinburgh
56°0′N 2°53′W	United Kingdom	Scotland, passing through Dunbar
56°0′N 2°30′W	North Sea

See also

• 55th parallel north
• 57th parallel north