Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 57° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 57°0′N 0°0′E / 57.000°N 0.000°E / 57.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea 57°0′N 8°26′E / 57.000°N 8.433°E / 57.000; 8.433 (Denmark) Denmark North Jutlandic Island and Jutland mainland 57°0′N 10°21′E / 57.000°N 10.350°E / 57.000; 10.350 (Kattegat) Kattegat 57°0′N 12°21′E / 57.000°N 12.350°E / 57.000; 12.350 (Sweden) Sweden 57°0′N 16°32′E / 57.000°N 16.533°E / 57.000; 16.533 (Kalmar Strait) Kalmar Strait 57°0′N 16°47′E / 57.000°N 16.783°E / 57.000; 16.783 (Sweden) Sweden Island of Öland 57°0′N 16°55′E / 57.000°N 16.917°E / 57.000; 16.917 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 57°0′N 18°13′E / 57.000°N 18.217°E / 57.000; 18.217 (Sweden) Sweden Island of Gotland 57°0′N 18°24′E / 57.000°N 18.400°E / 57.000; 18.400 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 57°0′N 21°22′E / 57.000°N 21.367°E / 57.000; 21.367 (Latvia) Latvia 57°0′N 23°32′E / 57.000°N 23.533°E / 57.000; 23.533 (Gulf of Riga) Gulf of Riga 57°0′N 23°54′E / 57.000°N 23.900°E / 57.000; 23.900 (Latvia) Latvia Passing just north of Riga 57°0′N 27°43′E / 57.000°N 27.717°E / 57.000; 27.717 (Russia) Russia 57°0′N 138°45′E / 57.000°N 138.750°E / 57.000; 138.750 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 57°0′N 156°31′E / 57.000°N 156.517°E / 57.000; 156.517 (Russia) Russia Kamchatka Peninsula 57°0′N 162°51′E / 57.000°N 162.850°E / 57.000; 162.850 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just south of Saint Paul Island, Alaska, United States 57°0′N 158°40′W / 57.000°N 158.667°W / 57.000; -158.667 (United States) United States Alaska - Alaska Peninsula 57°0′N 156°33′W / 57.000°N 156.550°W / 57.000; -156.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 57°0′N 154°32′W / 57.000°N 154.533°W / 57.000; -154.533 (United States) United States Alaska - Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island 57°0′N 153°17′W / 57.000°N 153.283°W / 57.000; -153.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 57°0′N 135°50′W / 57.000°N 135.833°W / 57.000; -135.833 (United States) United States Alaska - Kruzof Island 57°0′N 135°45′W / 57.000°N 135.750°W / 57.000; -135.750 (Sitka Sound) Sitka Sound 57°0′N 135°15′W / 57.000°N 135.250°W / 57.000; -135.250 (United States) United States Alaska - Baranof Island 57°0′N 134°43′W / 57.000°N 134.717°W / 57.000; -134.717 (Chatham Strait) Chatham Strait Passing just south of Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States 57°0′N 134°30′W / 57.000°N 134.500°W / 57.000; -134.500 (Frederick Sound) Frederick Sound 57°0′N 134°0′W / 57.000°N 134.000°W / 57.000; -134.000 (United States) United States Alaska - Kupreanof Island and the Alaska Panhandle 57°0′N 132°3′W / 57.000°N 132.050°W / 57.000; -132.050 (Canada) Canada British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba57°0′N 89°54′W / 57.000°N 89.900°W / 57.000; -89.900 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing just north of the Belcher Islands, Nunavut, Canada 57°0′N 76°42′W / 57.000°N 76.700°W / 57.000; -76.700 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Christie Island
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador57°0′N 61°22′W / 57.000°N 61.367°W / 57.000; -61.367 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 57°0′N 7°31′W / 57.000°N 7.517°W / 57.000; -7.517 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Barra 57°0′N 7°22′W / 57.000°N 7.367°W / 57.000; -7.367 (Sea of the Hebrides) Sea of the Hebrides 57°0′N 6°27′W / 57.000°N 6.450°W / 57.000; -6.450 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland - Island of Rùm 57°0′N 6°15′W / 57.000°N 6.250°W / 57.000; -6.250 (Sea of the Hebrides) Sea of the Hebrides 57°0′N 5°50′W / 57.000°N 5.833°W / 57.000; -5.833 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland 57°0′N 2°10′W / 57.000°N 2.167°W / 57.000; -2.167 (North Sea) North Sea
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