59th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 59° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
59°0′N 0°0′E / 59.000°N 0.000°E / 59.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	North Sea
59°0′N 5°34′E / 59.000°N 5.567°E / 59.000; 5.567 (Norway)	Norway
59°0′N 10°3′E / 59.000°N 10.050°E / 59.000; 10.050 (Skagerrak)	Skagerrak
59°0′N 11°2′E / 59.000°N 11.033°E / 59.000; 11.033 (Norway)	Norway	Hvaler islands
59°0′N 11°6′E / 59.000°N 11.100°E / 59.000; 11.100 (Sweden)	Sweden
59°0′N 11°27′E / 59.000°N 11.450°E / 59.000; 11.450 (Norway)	Norway
59°0′N 11°42′E / 59.000°N 11.700°E / 59.000; 11.700 (Sweden)	Sweden	Passing through Vänern lake
59°0′N 18°9′E / 59.000°N 18.150°E / 59.000; 18.150 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea
59°0′N 22°30′E / 59.000°N 22.500°E / 59.000; 22.500 (Estonia)	Estonia	Island of Hiiumaa
59°0′N 22°52′E / 59.000°N 22.867°E / 59.000; 22.867 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea
59°0′N 23°8′E / 59.000°N 23.133°E / 59.000; 23.133 (Estonia)	Estonia	Island of Vormsi and the mainland. Passing through Lake Peipsi-Pihkva
59°0′N 27°44′E / 59.000°N 27.733°E / 59.000; 27.733 (Russia)	Russia	Passing through Rybinsk Reservoir
59°0′N 142°2′E / 59.000°N 142.033°E / 59.000; 142.033 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 150°29′E / 59.000°N 150.483°E / 59.000; 150.483 (Russia)	Russia	Zavyalov Island
59°0′N 150°36′E / 59.000°N 150.600°E / 59.000; 150.600 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 151°14′E / 59.000°N 151.233°E / 59.000; 151.233 (Russia)	Russia
59°0′N 152°57′E / 59.000°N 152.950°E / 59.000; 152.950 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
59°0′N 159°44′E / 59.000°N 159.733°E / 59.000; 159.733 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
59°0′N 163°5′E / 59.000°N 163.083°E / 59.000; 163.083 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea	Litke Strait
59°0′N 163°54′E / 59.000°N 163.900°E / 59.000; 163.900 (Russia)	Russia	Karaginsky Island
59°0′N 164°43′E / 59.000°N 164.717°E / 59.000; 164.717 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea
59°0′N 161°49′W / 59.000°N 161.817°W / 59.000; -161.817 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 153°36′W / 59.000°N 153.600°W / 59.000; -153.600 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska - passing just north of the Barren Islands
59°0′N 138°10′W / 59.000°N 138.167°W / 59.000; -138.167 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 137°30′W / 59.000°N 137.500°W / 59.000; -137.500 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - for about 13km
59°0′N 137°16′W / 59.000°N 137.267°W / 59.000; -137.267 (United States)	United States	Alaska
59°0′N 134°24′W / 59.000°N 134.400°W / 59.000; -134.400 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
59°0′N 94°43′W / 59.000°N 94.717°W / 59.000; -94.717 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay	Passing just south of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut, Canada
59°0′N 78°21′W / 59.000°N 78.350°W / 59.000; -78.350 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - an island Quebec Nunavut - Tiercel Island
59°0′N 68°58′W / 59.000°N 68.967°W / 59.000; -68.967 (Ungava Bay)	Ungava Bay
59°0′N 65°54′W / 59.000°N 65.900°W / 59.000; -65.900 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - some islands Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador
59°0′N 63°13′W / 59.000°N 63.217°W / 59.000; -63.217 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
59°0′N 3°22′W / 59.000°N 3.367°W / 59.000; -3.367 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland - Mainland, Orkney
59°0′N 2°55′W / 59.000°N 2.917°W / 59.000; -2.917 (North Sea)	North Sea