Circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere

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51st parallel north

<p>The <b>51st parallel north</b> is a <a href="/en/Circle_of_latitude" title="Circle of latitude" class="wl">circle of latitude</a> that is 51 <a href="/en/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)" class="wl">degrees</a> <a href="/en/True_north" title="True north" class="wl">north</a> of the <a href="/en/Earth" title="Earth" class="wl">Earth's</a> <a href="/en/Equator" title="Equator" class="wl">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses <a href="/en/Europe" title="Europe" class="wl">Europe</a>, <a href="/en/Asia" title="Asia" class="wl">Asia</a>, the <a href="/en/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean" class="wl">Pacific Ocean</a>, <a href="/en/North_America" title="North America" class="wl">North America</a>, and the <a href="/en/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean" class="wl">Atlantic Ocean</a>.</p><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">Circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere</div>
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At this latitude the <a href="/en/Sun" title="Sun" class="wl">sun</a> is visible for 16 hours, 33 minutes during the <a href="/en/Summer_solstice" title="Summer solstice" class="wl">summer solstice</a> and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the <a href="/en/Winter_solstice" title="Winter solstice" class="wl">winter solstice</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p><figure class="mw-default-size wiki-thumb"><a href="/en/File:51st_parallel_north.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:51st_parallel_north.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/51st_parallel_north.jpg/220px-51st_parallel_north.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="1908" data-file-type="bitmap" height="104" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/51st_parallel_north.jpg/330px-51st_parallel_north.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/51st_parallel_north.jpg/440px-51st_parallel_north.jpg 2x" alt="51st_parallel_north.jpg"></a><figcaption>51st parallel north</figcaption></figure>

<p>Capital cities between the 51st and 52nd parallels are <a href="/en/London" title="London" class="wl">London</a> and <a href="/en/Astana" title="Astana" class="wl">Astana</a>.</p>



The 51st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 51 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 16 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice. Capital cities between the 51st and 52nd parallels are London and Astana. 