55th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° north passes through:

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 Ontario
55°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 Islands
55°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 England
55°0′N 1°25′W / 55°N 1.417°W / 55; -1.417 (North Sea)	North Sea