56th parallel north
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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.
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.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
DenmarkJutland (mainland) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kattegat Passing just north of the island of Samsø, DenmarkLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. DenmarkIsland of Sjælland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Øresund Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
SwedenLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baltic Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
LithuaniaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
LatviaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
BelarusLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaFor about 13 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. BelarusFor about 17 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaPassing just north of Moscow Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sea of Okhotsk Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaKamchatka Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
United StatesAlaska - the Alaska Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 StatesLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United StatesAlaska - Kosciusko Island, Prince of Wales Island, Etolin Island and the Alaska Panhandle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
CanadaBritish Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
OntarioLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hudson Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNunavut - Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hudson Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaQuebec
Newfoundland and LabradorLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
United KingdomScotland - Island of Jura Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sound of Jura Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United KingdomScotland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Firth of Forth Passing through the Forth Bridge, and just north of Edinburgh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United KingdomScotland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North Sea
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