51st Parallel North - Around The World

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
51°0′N 0°0′E / 51.000°N 0.000°E / 51.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	United Kingdom	England
51°0′N 0°58′E / 51.000°N 0.967°E / 51.000; 0.967 (Strait of Dover)	Strait of Dover
51°0′N 2°0′E / 51.000°N 2.000°E / 51.000; 2.000 (France)	France	Nord-Pas-de-Calais — passing just south of Dunkirk and the northernmost point of France
51°0′N 2°34′E / 51.000°N 2.567°E / 51.000; 2.567 (Belgium)	Belgium	Passing just south of Ghent
51°0′N 5°46′E / 51.000°N 5.767°E / 51.000; 5.767 (Netherlands)	Netherlands	Limburg — for about 10km
51°0′N 5°54′E / 51.000°N 5.900°E / 51.000; 5.900 (Germany)	Germany	North Rhine-Westphalia — passing through northern Cologne Hesse Thuringia — passing through Erfurt Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia Saxony — passing just south of Dresden
51°0′N 14°15′E / 51.000°N 14.250°E / 51.000; 14.250 (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic
51°0′N 14°34′E / 51.000°N 14.567°E / 51.000; 14.567 (Germany)	Germany	Saxony
51°0′N 14°55′E / 51.000°N 14.917°E / 51.000; 14.917 (Poland)	Poland	For about 4km
51°0′N 14°58′E / 51.000°N 14.967°E / 51.000; 14.967 (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic
51°0′N 15°6′E / 51.000°N 15.100°E / 51.000; 15.100 (Poland)	Poland	For about 3km
51°0′N 15°8′E / 51.000°N 15.133°E / 51.000; 15.133 (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic	For about 3km
51°0′N 15°10′E / 51.000°N 15.167°E / 51.000; 15.167 (Poland)	Poland	Passing just south of Wrocław
51°0′N 23°57′E / 51.000°N 23.950°E / 51.000; 23.950 (Ukraine)	Ukraine
51°0′N 35°20′E / 51.000°N 35.333°E / 51.000; 35.333 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 49°19′E / 51.000°N 49.317°E / 51.000; 49.317 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
51°0′N 54°11′E / 51.000°N 54.183°E / 51.000; 54.183 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 56°29′E / 51.000°N 56.483°E / 51.000; 56.483 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 10km
51°0′N 56°37′E / 51.000°N 56.617°E / 51.000; 56.617 (Russia)	Russia	For about 9km
51°0′N 56°45′E / 51.000°N 56.750°E / 51.000; 56.750 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
51°0′N 57°18′E / 51.000°N 57.300°E / 51.000; 57.300 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 57°45′E / 51.000°N 57.750°E / 51.000; 57.750 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
51°0′N 58°36′E / 51.000°N 58.600°E / 51.000; 58.600 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 61°30′E / 51.000°N 61.500°E / 51.000; 61.500 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
51°0′N 79°53′E / 51.000°N 79.883°E / 51.000; 79.883 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 80°28′E / 51.000°N 80.467°E / 51.000; 80.467 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan
51°0′N 81°5′E / 51.000°N 81.083°E / 51.000; 81.083 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 83°7′E / 51.000°N 83.117°E / 51.000; 83.117 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 5km
51°0′N 83°11′E / 51.000°N 83.183°E / 51.000; 83.183 (Russia)	Russia	For about 2km
51°0′N 83°13′E / 51.000°N 83.217°E / 51.000; 83.217 (Kazakhstan)	Kazakhstan	For about 15km
51°0′N 83°26′E / 51.000°N 83.433°E / 51.000; 83.433 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 97°50′E / 51.000°N 97.833°E / 51.000; 97.833 (Mongolia)	Mongolia
51°0′N 102°15′E / 51.000°N 102.250°E / 51.000; 102.250 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 119°37′E / 51.000°N 119.617°E / 51.000; 119.617 (China)	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang
51°0′N 127°0′E / 51.000°N 127.000°E / 51.000; 127.000 (Russia)	Russia
51°0′N 140°38′E / 51.000°N 140.633°E / 51.000; 140.633 (Strait of Tartary)	Strait of Tartary
51°0′N 142°14′E / 51.000°N 142.233°E / 51.000; 142.233 (Russia)	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
51°0′N 143°36′E / 51.000°N 143.600°E / 51.000; 143.600 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
51°0′N 156°46′E / 51.000°N 156.767°E / 51.000; 156.767 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
51°0′N 156°51′E / 51.000°N 156.850°E / 51.000; 156.850 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Amatignak Island, Alaska, United States Passing just north of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
51°0′N 127°31′W / 51.000°N 127.517°W / 51.000; -127.517 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia Alberta — passing through Calgary Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec
51°0′N 58°48′W / 51.000°N 58.800°W / 51.000; -58.800 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence)	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
51°0′N 57°3′W / 51.000°N 57.050°W / 51.000; -57.050 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland
51°0′N 55°50′W / 51.000°N 55.833°W / 51.000; -55.833 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of Groais Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
51°0′N 4°32′W / 51.000°N 4.533°W / 51.000; -4.533 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	England — passing just north of Southampton