57th parallel north

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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.

57th parallel around the globe

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

Co-ordinates	Country or sea	National subdivisions, territorial waters, etc.
57°0′N 0°0′E	North Sea	British EEZ
57°0′N 2°25′E		Norwegian EEZ
57°0′N 2°25′E		Great Fisher Bank, Danish EEZ
57°0′N 8°26′E	Denmark	North Jutlandic Island, Limfjorden and Jutland mainland
57°0′N 10°21′E	Kattegat	Danish territorial waters
57°0′N 11°46′E		Swedish territorial waters
57°0′N 12°21′E	Sweden	Hallands, Jönköpings, Kronobergs and Kalmar counties
57°0′N 16°32′E	Kalmar Strait	Swedish territorial waters
57°0′N 16°47′E	Sweden	Island of Öland, Kalmar county
57°0′N 16°55′E	Baltic Sea	Swedish territorial waters
57°0′N 18°13′E	Sweden	Island of Gotland, Gotland county
57°0′N 18°24′E	Baltic Sea	Swedish territorial waters
57°0′N 19°42′E		Latvian territorial waters
57°0′N 21°22′E	Latvia	Kurzeme Region and Riga Region
57°0′N 23°32′E	Gulf of Riga	Latvian territorial waters
57°0′N 23°54′E	Latvia	Passing just north of Riga. Riga, Vidzeme and Latgale regions
57°0′N 27°43′E	Russia (in Europe)	Pskov, Novgorod, Tver, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Kirov oblasts, Mari El and Udmurt Republics and Perm krai
57°0′N 57°50′E	Russia (in Asia)	Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk oblasts, Krasnoyarsk krai, Irkutsk oblast, Buryatia republic, Zabaykalsky krai, Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk krai
57°0′N 138°45′E	Sea of Okhotsk	Russian territorial waters
57°0′N 156°31′E	Russia (in Asia)	Kamchatka Peninsula in Kamchatka Krai
57°0′N 162°51′E	Bering Sea (Pacific Ocean)	Russian EEZ
57°0′N 173°13′E		International waters (The Donut Hole)
57°0′N 176°30′W		Passing just south of Saint Paul Island, Alaska. Bristol Bay. American EEZ
57°0′N 158°40′W	United States	Alaska - Alaska Peninsula
57°0′N 156°33′W	Shelikof Strait (Pacific Ocean)	American territorial waters
57°0′N 154°32′W	United States	Alaska - Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island
57°0′N 153°17′W	Gulf of Alaska (Pacific Ocean)	American EEZ
57°0′N 135°50′W	United States	Alaska - Kruzof Island
57°0′N 135°45′W	Sitka Sound	American territorial waters
57°0′N 135°15′W	United States	Alaska - Baranof Island
57°0′N 134°44′W	Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound	Passing just south of Admiralty Island, Alaska. American territorial waters
57°0′N 133°59′W	United States	Alaska - Kupreanof Island, Alaska
57°0′N 133°6′W	Frederick Sound and Thomas Bay	American territorial waters
57°0′N 132°52.75′W	United States	Alaska - Alaska Panhandle
57°0′N 132°52.25′W	Thomas Bay	American territorial waters
57°0′N 132°51′W	United States	Alaska - Ruth Island, Alaska
57°0′N 132°49′W	Thomas Bay	American territorial waters
57°0′N 132°46′W	United States	Alaska - Alaska Panhandle
57°0′N 132°3′W	Canada	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
57°0′N 89°55′W	Hudson Bay	Passing just north of the Belcher Islands, Nunavut. Canadian territorial waters
57°0′N 76°42′W	Canada	Nunavut - Christie Island
57°0′N 76°41′W	Hudson Bay	Canadian territorial waters
57°0′N 76°33′W	Canada	Quebec and Labrador (Newfoundland and Labrador)
57°0′N 61°22′W	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea. Canadian EEZ
57°0′N 52°33′W		International waters
57°0′N 48°17′W		Danish (Greenlandic) EEZ
57°0′N 40°6′W		International waters
57°0′N 14°37′W		British EEZ
57°0′N 7°30′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides
57°0′N 7°24′W	Sea of the Hebrides	British territorial waters
57°0′N 7°23′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Island of Wiay, Outer Hebrides
57°0′N 7°22′W	Sea of the Hebrides	British territorial waters
57°0′N 6°27′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Island of Rùm, Highland
57°0′N 6°14′W	Sea of the Hebrides	British territorial waters
57°0′N 5°50′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Highland
57°0′N 5°43′W	Loch Nevis	British territorial waters
57°0′N 5°40′W	United Kingdom	Scotland - Highland and Aberdeenshire
57°0′N 2°10′W	North Sea	British EEZ

See also

• 56th parallel north
• 58th parallel north