59th parallel north

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59th parallel north
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The 59th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 59 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

At this latitude the Sun is visible for 18 hours, 30 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 11 minutes during the winter solstice.[2]

If latitude in northern hemisphere is 59°45′ or smaller, every day in August can view both nautical dawn and nautical dusk.

  1. ^ "Nord59.se". Nord59.se. Nord59.se. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.