51st parallel north
The 51st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 51 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, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice.[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]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian (just north of the Sheffield Park Garden in East Sussex, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 51° 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. 
United KingdomEngland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Dover Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
FranceNord-Pas-de-Calais — passing just south of Dunkirk and the northernmost point of France Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
BelgiumPassing just south of Ghent Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
NetherlandsLimburg — for about 10 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
GermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia — passing through northern Cologne
Hesse
Thuringia — passing through Erfurt
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
Saxony — passing just south of DresdenLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
Czech RepublicLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. GermanySaxony Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
PolandFor about 4 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Czech RepublicLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. PolandFor about 3 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Czech RepublicFor about 3 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. PolandPassing just south of Wrocław Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
UkraineLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
KazakhstanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanFor about 10 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaFor about 9 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanFor about 5 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaFor about 2 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KazakhstanFor about 15 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
MongoliaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
People's Republic of ChinaInner Mongolia
HeilongjiangLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Tartary Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaIsland of Sakhalin 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. Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Amatignak Island, Alaska, 
United States
Passing just north of Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
CanadaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaBritish Columbia - passing through city of Revelstoke
Alberta — passing through city of Calgary
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
QuebecLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Saint Lawrence Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Groais Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United KingdomEngland — passing just north of Southampton
Russian America 1799–1824/25
In 1799 Paul I, Tsar of the Russian Empire, issued a ukase creating the Russian-American Company (RAC). It was granted monopolistic control north of the 55th parallel north, which had been the Russian claim since 1790, as well as the right to operate and occupy territory to the south as long as the lands had not been previously occupied, or dependent on any other nation.[2] In 1821 the RAC's charter was renewed and at the same time an ukase proclaimed that Russian sovereignty extended south to the 51st parallel, and that waters north of that line were closed to foreign shipping. The ukase was met with strong objections by the United States and Great Britain. Subsequent negotiations resulted in a clear and permanent boundary for Russian America, the southward terminus of which was established at 54°40′ north.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php
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