52nd parallel north
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The 52nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 52 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
In Canada, part of the legally defined border between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador is defined by the parallel, though Quebec maintains a dormant claim to some of the territory north of this line.[1]
The catchment area of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, can be broadly defined by the 51st and 52nd parallels.[citation needed]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 44 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 45 minutes during the winter solstice.[2]
Around the world
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Starting at the Prime Meridian (just west of the village of Barkway in Hertfordshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 52°0′N 0°0′E / 52.000°N 0.000°E / 52.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) United Kingdom
England - passing just south of Ipswich 52°0′N 1°25′E / 52.000°N 1.417°E / 52.000; 1.417 (North Sea) North Sea 52°0′N 4°8′E / 52.000°N 4.133°E / 52.000; 4.133 (Netherlands) Netherlands
Provinces of South Holland, Utrecht and Gelderland, including directly through the cities of Delft,[3] Gouda, Nieuwegein, and Arnhem. 52°0′N 6°48′E / 52.000°N 6.800°E / 52.000; 6.800 (Germany) Germany
States of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg 52°0′N 14°43′E / 52.000°N 14.717°E / 52.000; 14.717 (Poland) Poland
passing just north of Zielona Góra, and through Biała Podlaska Airport 52°0′N 23°42′E / 52.000°N 23.700°E / 52.000; 23.700 (Belarus) Belarus
52°0′N 30°54′E / 52.000°N 30.900°E / 52.000; 30.900 (Ukraine) Ukraine
Chernihiv Oblast
Sumy Oblast — passing just north of Shostka52°0′N 34°6′E / 52.000°N 34.100°E / 52.000; 34.100 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 60°9′E / 52.000°N 60.150°E / 52.000; 60.150 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
52°0′N 79°7′E / 52.000°N 79.117°E / 52.000; 79.117 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 98°49′E / 52.000°N 98.817°E / 52.000; 98.817 (Mongolia) Mongolia
52°0′N 99°17′E / 52.000°N 99.283°E / 52.000; 99.283 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Lake Baikal 52°0′N 120°42′E / 52.000°N 120.700°E / 52.000; 120.700 (China) People's Republic of China
Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang52°0′N 126°27′E / 52.000°N 126.450°E / 52.000; 126.450 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 141°20′E / 52.000°N 141.333°E / 52.000; 141.333 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary 52°0′N 141°40′E / 52.000°N 141.667°E / 52.000; 141.667 (Russia) Russia
Island of Sakhalin 52°0′N 143°10′E / 52.000°N 143.167°E / 52.000; 143.167 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 52°0′N 156°29′E / 52.000°N 156.483°E / 52.000; 156.483 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula 52°0′N 158°17′E / 52.000°N 158.283°E / 52.000; 158.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 52°0′N 177°30′E / 52.000°N 177.500°E / 52.000; 177.500 (United States) United States
Alaska - Kiska Island 52°0′N 177°33′E / 52.000°N 177.550°E / 52.000; 177.550 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 52°0′N 178°6′E / 52.000°N 178.100°E / 52.000; 178.100 (United States) United States
Alaska - Segula Island 52°0′N 178°11′E / 52.000°N 178.183°E / 52.000; 178.183 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Khvostof Island, Davidof Island and Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 179°34′E / 52.000°N 179.567°E / 52.000; 179.567 (United States) United States
Alaska - Semisopochnoi Island 52°0′N 179°43′E / 52.000°N 179.717°E / 52.000; 179.717 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Tanaga Island and Kanaga Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 176°35′W / 52.000°N 176.583°W / 52.000; -176.583 (United States) United States
Alaska - Adak Island 52°0′N 176°33′W / 52.000°N 176.550°W / 52.000; -176.550 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 52°0′N 176°9′W / 52.000°N 176.150°W / 52.000; -176.150 (United States) United States
Alaska - Great Sitkin Island 52°0′N 176°3′W / 52.000°N 176.050°W / 52.000; -176.050 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Igitkin Island, Tagalak Island and Oglodak Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 175°22′W / 52.000°N 175.367°W / 52.000; -175.367 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Atka Island and Amlia Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 131°6′W / 52.000°N 131.100°W / 52.000; -131.100 (Canada) Canada
British Columbia - Kunghit Island 52°0′N 131°2′W / 52.000°N 131.033°W / 52.000; -131.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Queen Charlotte Sound 52°0′N 128°13′W / 52.000°N 128.217°W / 52.000; -128.217 (Canada) Canada
British Columbia - Hunter Island, King Island and the mainland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - including Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg
Ontario52°0′N 80°59′W / 52.000°N 80.983°W / 52.000; -80.983 (James Bay) James Bay 52°0′N 79°39′W / 52.000°N 79.650°W / 52.000; -79.650 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Charlton Island and Carey Island 52°0′N 79°12′W / 52.000°N 79.200°W / 52.000; -79.200 (James Bay) James Bay 52°0′N 78°42′W / 52.000°N 78.700°W / 52.000; -78.700 (Canada) Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Quebec / Newfoundland and Labrador border (disputed by Quebec)[1]
Newfoundland and Labrador52°0′N 55°52′W / 52.000°N 55.867°W / 52.000; -55.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Strait of Belle Isle 52°0′N 55°18′W / 52.000°N 55.300°W / 52.000; -55.300 (Canada) Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador - Belle Isle 52°0′N 55°16′W / 52.000°N 55.267°W / 52.000; -55.267 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 52°0′N 10°13′W / 52.000°N 10.217°W / 52.000; -10.217 (Ireland) Ireland
Passing directly through the country's highest point Carrauntoohil, County Kerry, County Cork, County Waterford 52°0′N 7°35′W / 52.000°N 7.583°W / 52.000; -7.583 (St George's Channel) St George's Channel 52°0′N 5°5′W / 52.000°N 5.083°W / 52.000; -5.083 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
Wales
England - passing between Bletchley and Milton Keynes at 0° 44′ W
See also
References
- ^ a b Jacobs, Frank (2012-07-10). "Oh, (No) Canada!". Opinionator: Borderlines. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". United States Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "52° North: a tangible timeline". TU Delft. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
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