59th parallel north

Download coordinates as: 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.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 59° north passes through: