52nd parallel north

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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

Starting at the Prime Meridian (just west of the village of Barkway in Hertfordshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° north passes through:

Coordinates	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 Shostka
52°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 Heilongjiang
52°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 Ontario
52°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 Labrador
52°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