58th parallel north

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58th parallel north

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The 58th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 58 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the Sun is visible for 18 hours, 11 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 27 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 58° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
58°0′N 0°0′E / 58.000°N 0.000°E / 58.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	North Sea
58°0′N 6°59′E / 58.000°N 6.983°E / 58.000; 6.983 (Norway)	Norway	Markøy and Austre Seli, Vest-Agder
58°0′N 7°0′E / 58.000°N 7.000°E / 58.000; 7.000 (North Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	North Sea
58°0′N 7°2′E / 58.000°N 7.033°E / 58.000; 7.033 (Norway)	Norway	Lindesnes peninsula, Vest-Agder Passing 2.3 km (1.4 mi) north of mainland Norway's southernmost point
58°0′N 7°6′E / 58.000°N 7.100°E / 58.000; 7.100 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Skagerrak Passing between Våre Island to the north and Udvåre Island to the south, Vest-Agder
58°0′N 7°20′E / 58.000°N 7.333°E / 58.000; 7.333 (Norway)	Norway	Hille Island, Vest-Agder
58°0′N 7°23′E / 58.000°N 7.383°E / 58.000; 7.383 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Skagerrak
58°0′N 7°30′E / 58.000°N 7.500°E / 58.000; 7.500 (Norway)	Norway	Skjernøy Island, Vest-Agder
58°0′N 7°32′E / 58.000°N 7.533°E / 58.000; 7.533 (Skagerrak)	Atlantic Ocean	Skagerrak Passing south of Uvår and Songvår Islands, Vest-Agder
58°0′N 11°32′E / 58.000°N 11.533°E / 58.000; 11.533 (Sweden)	Sweden	Tjörn Island, Västra Götaland County
58°0′N 11°45′E / 58.000°N 11.750°E / 58.000; 11.750 (Hakefjorden)	Atlantic Ocean	Hakefjorden
58°0′N 11°49′E / 58.000°N 11.817°E / 58.000; 11.817 (Sweden)	Sweden	Västra Götaland County, Lake Vättern (southernmost point of Visingsö), Jönköping County, Östergötland County, Kalmar County
58°0′N 16°47′E / 58.000°N 16.783°E / 58.000; 16.783 (Baltic Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Baltic Sea Passing just north of the islands of Gotland and Fårö, Sweden
58°0′N 22°1′E / 58.000°N 22.017°E / 58.000; 22.017 (Estonia)	Estonia	Island of Saaremaa, Saare County
58°0′N 22°11′E / 58.000°N 22.183°E / 58.000; 22.183 (Gulf of Riga)	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
58°0′N 24°25′E / 58.000°N 24.417°E / 58.000; 24.417 (Estonia)	Estonia	Pärnu County
58°0′N 24°55′E / 58.000°N 24.917°E / 58.000; 24.917 (Latvia)	Latvia	For 19.8 km (12.3 mi), Valmiera District
58°0′N 25°15′E / 58.000°N 25.250°E / 58.000; 25.250 (Estonia)	Estonia	For 2.7 km (1.7 mi), Viljandi County
58°0′N 25°18′E / 58.000°N 25.300°E / 58.000; 25.300 (Latvia)	Latvia	For 8.6 km (5.3 mi), Valmiera District
58°0′N 25°27′E / 58.000°N 25.450°E / 58.000; 25.450 (Estonia)	Estonia	Viljandi County, Valga County and Põlva County
58°0′N 27°41′E / 58.000°N 27.683°E / 58.000; 27.683 (Russia)	Russia	Northwestern, Central, Volga, Ural Federal Districts, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Zabaykalsky Krai, Yakutia, Khabarovsk Krai Passing through Perm and Ust-Ilimsk
58°0′N 140°33′E / 58.000°N 140.550°E / 58.000; 140.550 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Pacific Ocean	Sea of Okhotsk
58°0′N 157°40′E / 58.000°N 157.667°E / 58.000; 157.667 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula, Kamchatka Krai
58°0′N 161°59′E / 58.000°N 161.983°E / 58.000; 161.983 (Bering Sea)	Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea
58°0′N 157°37′W / 58.000°N 157.617°W / 58.000; -157.617 (United States)	United States	Alaska - Alaska Peninsula
58°0′N 155°2′W / 58.000°N 155.033°W / 58.000; -155.033 (Shelikof Strait)	Pacific Ocean	Shelikof Strait, Gulf of Alaska
58°0′N 153°5′W / 58.000°N 153.083°W / 58.000; -153.083 (United States)	United States	Alaska - Raspberry Island and Afognak Island
58°0′N 152°47′W / 58.000°N 152.783°W / 58.000; -152.783 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska
58°0′N 136°31′W / 58.000°N 136.517°W / 58.000; -136.517 (United States)	United States	Alaska - Yakobi Island, Chichagof Island, Admiralty Island and the mainland
58°0′N 133°3′W / 58.000°N 133.050°W / 58.000; -133.050 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
58°0′N 92°49′W / 58.000°N 92.817°W / 58.000; -92.817 (Hudson Bay)	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Bay
58°0′N 77°12′W / 58.000°N 77.200°W / 58.000; -77.200 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador
58°0′N 62°9′W / 58.000°N 62.150°W / 58.000; -62.150 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
58°0′N 7°6′W / 58.000°N 7.100°W / 58.000; -7.100 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Island of Lewis and Harris, Scotland
58°0′N 6°23′W / 58.000°N 6.383°W / 58.000; -6.383 (The Minch)	The Minch
58°0′N 5°19′W / 58.000°N 5.317°W / 58.000; -5.317 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland
58°0′N 3°52′W / 58.000°N 3.867°W / 58.000; -3.867 (North Sea)	North Sea

Climate

In general, this parallel sees significant differences in temperature and precipitation with proximity to warm ocean currents. The moderation from the Gulf Stream ensures a moderate oceanic climate in much of Western Europe and on the immediate coastline of Alaska, whereas moving inland on continental masses, subarctic climates predominate as the dark winters dominate the temperature cycle. In the transitional area centred on the Baltic Sea this latitude sees a humid continental climate with warm summers and snowy winters somewhat below freezing.

Where cold ocean currents dominate such as near Hudson Bay the climate is polar, rendering in severe winter conditions and very subdued summers. This type of climate is seen in the surroundings of Inukjuak in Quebec, Canada, where the sea ice eliminates winter moderation, but the thawing of the cold water renders in very cool summers as well. In more continental cold areas such as these winters commonly go below −30 °C or −22 °F even during the day. Further west in inland areas winters are often as severe, but summers average above 22 °C or 71.6 °F, similar to the Baltic region where climates are much gentler.

58th parallel north

Around the world

Climate

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