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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 55°0′N 0°0′E / 55°N 0°E / 55; 0 (Prime Meridian) North Sea 55°0′N 8°21′E / 55°N 8.35°E / 55; 8.35 (Germany) Germany Island of Sylt, close to Germany's northernmost point 55°0′N 8°23′E / 55°N 8.383°E / 55; 8.383 (Wadden Sea) Wadden Sea 55°0′N 8°39′E / 55°N 8.65°E / 55; 8.65 (Denmark) Denmark Jutland (mainland) and the island of Als 55°0′N 9°58′E / 55°N 9.967°E / 55; 9.967 (Little Belt) Little Belt 55°0′N 10°27′E / 55°N 10.45°E / 55; 10.45 (Denmark) Denmark Islands of Skarø, Tåsinge and Langeland 55°0′N 10°54′E / 55°N 10.9°E / 55; 10.9 (Great Belt) Great Belt 55°0′N 11°5′E / 55°N 11.083°E / 55; 11.083 (Smålandsfarvandet) Smålandsfarvandet 55°0′N 11°53′E / 55°N 11.883°E / 55; 11.883 (Denmark) Denmark Islands of Sjælland and Møn 55°0′N 12°32′E / 55°N 12.533°E / 55; 12.533 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°0′N 14°59′E / 55°N 14.983°E / 55; 14.983 (Denmark) Denmark Island of Bornholm 55°0′N 15°6′E / 55°N 15.1°E / 55; 15.1 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 55°0′N 20°33′E / 55°N 20.55°E / 55; 20.55 (Russia) Russia Kaliningrad Oblast - passing through the Curonian Lagoon 55°0′N 22°38′E / 55°N 22.633°E / 55; 22.633 (Lithuania) Lithuania 55°0′N 26°13′E / 55°N 26.217°E / 55; 26.217 (Belarus) Belarus 55°0′N 30°58′E / 55°N 30.967°E / 55; 30.967 (Russia) Russia Passing through the city of Novosibirsk 55°0′N 68°12′E / 55°N 68.2°E / 55; 68.2 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 55°0′N 71°1′E / 55°N 71.017°E / 55; 71.017 (Russia) Russia 55°0′N 135°24′E / 55°N 135.4°E / 55; 135.4 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 136°47′E / 55°N 136.783°E / 55; 136.783 (Russia) Russia Feklistova Island 55°0′N 137°4′E / 55°N 137.067°E / 55; 137.067 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 137°26′E / 55°N 137.433°E / 55; 137.433 (Russia) Russia Bolshoy Shantar Island 55°0′N 138°11′E / 55°N 138.183°E / 55; 138.183 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°0′N 155°35′E / 55°N 155.583°E / 55; 155.583 (Russia) Russia Kamchatka Peninsula 55°0′N 161°59′E / 55°N 161.983°E / 55; 161.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 55°0′N 166°8′E / 55°N 166.133°E / 55; 166.133 (Russia) Russia Bering Island 55°0′N 166°23′E / 55°N 166.383°E / 55; 166.383 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Medny Island, Russia 55°0′N 163°57′W / 55°N 163.95°W / 55; -163.95 (United States) United States Alaska - Unimak Island and the Alaska Peninsula 55°0′N 162°34′W / 55°N 162.567°W / 55; -162.567 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska - passing just south of Dolgoi Island and Unga Island, Alaska, United States 55°0′N 160°8′W / 55°N 160.133°W / 55; -160.133 (United States) United States Alaska - Nagai Island 55°0′N 160°4′W / 55°N 160.067°W / 55; -160.067 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 55°0′N 159°25′W / 55°N 159.417°W / 55; -159.417 (United States) United States Alaska - Little Koniuji Island 55°0′N 159°21′W / 55°N 159.35°W / 55; -159.35 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 55°0′N 133°9′W / 55°N 133.15°W / 55; -133.15 (United States) United States Alaska - Dall Island, Sukkwan Island and Prince of Wales Island 55°0′N 131°59′W / 55°N 131.983°W / 55; -131.983 (Clarence Strait) Clarence Strait 55°0′N 131°36′W / 55°N 131.6°W / 55; -131.6 (United States) United States Alaska - Annette Island and Duke Island 55°0′N 131°15′W / 55°N 131.25°W / 55; -131.25 (Revillagigedo Channel) Revillagigedo Channel 55°0′N 131°0′W / 55°N 131°W / 55; -131 (United States) United States Alaska - Alaska Panhandle 55°0′N 130°15′W / 55°N 130.25°W / 55; -130.25 (Canada) Canada British Columbia - Pearse Island and the mainland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario55°0′N 82°16′W / 55°N 82.267°W / 55; -82.267 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°0′N 78°28′W / 55°N 78.467°W / 55; -78.467 (Canada) Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador - for about 12km
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador - for about 5km
Quebec - for about 3km
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador - mainland and the Adlavik Islands55°0′N 58°40′W / 55°N 58.667°W / 55; -58.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 55°0′N 8°33′W / 55°N 8.55°W / 55; -8.55 (Ireland) Ireland Island of Arranmore and mainland 55°0′N 7°24′W / 55°N 7.4°W / 55; -7.4 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Northern Ireland 55°0′N 5°59′W / 55°N 5.983°W / 55; -5.983 (North Channel) North Channel 55°0′N 5°10′W / 55°N 5.167°W / 55; -5.167 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland
England55°0′N 1°25′W / 55°N 1.417°W / 55; -1.417 (North Sea) North Sea
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