52nd Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian (just west of the village of Barkway in Hertfordshire, England) and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
52°0′N 0°0′E / 52.000°N 0.000°E / 52.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) United Kingdom England
52°0′N 1°25′E / 52.000°N 1.417°E / 52.000; 1.417 (North Sea) North Sea
52°0′N 4°8′E / 52.000°N 4.133°E / 52.000; 4.133 (Netherlands) Netherlands Provinces of South Holland, Utrecht and Gelderland
52°0′N 6°48′E / 52.000°N 6.800°E / 52.000; 6.800 (Germany) Germany States of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg
52°0′N 14°43′E / 52.000°N 14.717°E / 52.000; 14.717 (Poland) Poland
52°0′N 23°42′E / 52.000°N 23.700°E / 52.000; 23.700 (Belarus) Belarus
52°0′N 30°54′E / 52.000°N 30.900°E / 52.000; 30.900 (Ukraine) Ukraine
52°0′N 34°6′E / 52.000°N 34.100°E / 52.000; 34.100 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 60°9′E / 52.000°N 60.150°E / 52.000; 60.150 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan
52°0′N 79°7′E / 52.000°N 79.117°E / 52.000; 79.117 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 98°49′E / 52.000°N 98.817°E / 52.000; 98.817 (Mongolia) Mongolia
52°0′N 99°17′E / 52.000°N 99.283°E / 52.000; 99.283 (Russia) Russia Passing through Lake Baikal
52°0′N 120°42′E / 52.000°N 120.700°E / 52.000; 120.700 (China) People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
52°0′N 126°27′E / 52.000°N 126.450°E / 52.000; 126.450 (Russia) Russia
52°0′N 141°20′E / 52.000°N 141.333°E / 52.000; 141.333 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary
52°0′N 141°40′E / 52.000°N 141.667°E / 52.000; 141.667 (Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin
52°0′N 143°10′E / 52.000°N 143.167°E / 52.000; 143.167 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
52°0′N 156°29′E / 52.000°N 156.483°E / 52.000; 156.483 (Russia) Russia Kamchatka Peninsula
52°0′N 158°17′E / 52.000°N 158.283°E / 52.000; 158.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
52°0′N 177°30′E / 52.000°N 177.500°E / 52.000; 177.500 (United States) United States Alaska - Kiska Island
52°0′N 177°33′E / 52.000°N 177.550°E / 52.000; 177.550 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°0′N 178°6′E / 52.000°N 178.100°E / 52.000; 178.100 (United States) United States Alaska - Segula Island
52°0′N 178°11′E / 52.000°N 178.183°E / 52.000; 178.183 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Khvostof Island, Davidof Island and Little Sitkin Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 179°34′E / 52.000°N 179.567°E / 52.000; 179.567 (United States) United States Alaska - Semisopochnoi Island
52°0′N 179°43′E / 52.000°N 179.717°E / 52.000; 179.717 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Tanaga Island and Kanaga Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 176°35′W / 52.000°N 176.583°W / 52.000; -176.583 (United States) United States Alaska - Adak Island
52°0′N 176°33′W / 52.000°N 176.550°W / 52.000; -176.550 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°0′N 176°9′W / 52.000°N 176.150°W / 52.000; -176.150 (United States) United States Alaska - Great Sitkin Island
52°0′N 176°3′W / 52.000°N 176.050°W / 52.000; -176.050 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just north of Igitkin Island, Tagalak Island and Oglodak Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 175°22′W / 52.000°N 175.367°W / 52.000; -175.367 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Atka Island and Amlia Island, Alaska, United States
52°0′N 131°6′W / 52.000°N 131.100°W / 52.000; -131.100 (Canada) Canada British Columbia - Kunghit Island
52°0′N 131°2′W / 52.000°N 131.033°W / 52.000; -131.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Queen Charlotte Sound
52°0′N 128°13′W / 52.000°N 128.217°W / 52.000; -128.217 (Canada) Canada British Columbia - Hunter Island, King Island and the mainland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba - including Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg
Ontario
52°0′N 80°59′W / 52.000°N 80.983°W / 52.000; -80.983 (James Bay) James Bay
52°0′N 79°39′W / 52.000°N 79.650°W / 52.000; -79.650 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Charlton Island and Carey Island
52°0′N 79°12′W / 52.000°N 79.200°W / 52.000; -79.200 (James Bay) James Bay
52°0′N 78°42′W / 52.000°N 78.700°W / 52.000; -78.700 (Canada) Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Quebec / Newfoundland and Labrador border (disputed by Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador
52°0′N 55°52′W / 52.000°N 55.867°W / 52.000; -55.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Strait of Belle Isle
52°0′N 55°18′W / 52.000°N 55.300°W / 52.000; -55.300 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Belle Isle
52°0′N 55°16′W / 52.000°N 55.267°W / 52.000; -55.267 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
52°0′N 10°13′W / 52.000°N 10.217°W / 52.000; -10.217 (Ireland) Ireland
52°0′N 7°35′W / 52.000°N 7.583°W / 52.000; -7.583 (St George's Channel) St George's Channel
52°0′N 5°5′W / 52.000°N 5.083°W / 52.000; -5.083 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Wales
England

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