53rd parallel north
The 53rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 53 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 16 hours, 56 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 34 minutes during the winter solstice. Approximately 53º20' North, 37 km north of this parallel, during the June summer solstice, the sun is visible for 17 hours exactly.
One minute of longitude along the 53rd parallel is approximately.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° north passes through:| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
| England | ||
| North Sea | ||
| Island of Texel | ||
| Wadden Sea | ||
| Provinces of Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen | ||
| Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg | ||
| West Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
| Grodno Region | ||
| Bryansk Oblast | ||
| For about 10 km | ||
| For about 7 km | ||
| For about 12 km | ||
| For about 18 km | ||
| For about 4 km | ||
| For about 15 km | ||
| Kostanay Region | ||
| Passing through Lake Baikal | ||
| Amur Oblast | ||
| Strait of Tartary | ||
| Island of Sakhalin | ||
| Sea of Okhotsk | ||
| Kamchatka Peninsula | ||
| Pacific Ocean | ||
| Alaska – Attu Island | ||
| Bering Sea | ||
| Alaska – Kagamil Island | ||
| Bering Sea | ||
| Alaska - Umnak Island, Alaska | ||
| Pacific Ocean | Gulf of Alaska | |
| British Columbia – Hibben Island, Moresby Island and Louise Island | ||
| Hecate Strait | ||
| James Bay | ||
| Atlantic Ocean | ||
| Irish Sea | ||