56th parallel north

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
56°0′N 0°0′E / 56.000°N 0.000°E / 56.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	North Sea
56°0′N 8°7′E / 56.000°N 8.117°E / 56.000; 8.117 (Denmark)	Denmark	Jutland (mainland)
56°0′N 10°17′E / 56.000°N 10.283°E / 56.000; 10.283 (Kattegat)	Kattegat
56°0′N 10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Denmark)	Denmark	Island of Samsø, passing through the northern tip for about 400 meters
56°0′N 10°33′E / 56.000°N 10.550°E / 56.000; 10.550 (Kattegat)	Kattegat
56°0′N 11°55′E / 56.000°N 11.917°E / 56.000; 11.917 (Denmark)	Denmark	Island of Sjælland, passing just south of Helsingør
56°0′N 12°35′E / 56.000°N 12.583°E / 56.000; 12.583 (Øresund)	Øresund
56°0′N 12°43′E / 56.000°N 12.717°E / 56.000; 12.717 (Sweden)	Sweden	Scania, passing just south of Helsingborg
56°0′N 14°27′E / 56.000°N 14.450°E / 56.000; 14.450 (Hanöbunkten)	Hanöbukten
56°0′N 14°37′E / 56.000°N 14.617°E / 56.000; 14.617 (Sweden)	Sweden	Blekinge
56°0′N 14°44′E / 56.000°N 14.733°E / 56.000; 14.733 (Baltic Sea)	Baltic Sea
56°0′N 21°4′E / 56.000°N 21.067°E / 56.000; 21.067 (Lithuania)	Lithuania	Klaipėda County
56°0′N 25°52′E / 56.000°N 25.867°E / 56.000; 25.867 (Latvia)	Latvia	Passing just north of Daugavpils
56°0′N 27°49′E / 56.000°N 27.817°E / 56.000; 27.817 (Belarus)	Belarus	Vitebsk Region
56°0′N 28°43′E / 56.000°N 28.717°E / 56.000; 28.717 (Russia)	Russia	For about 13 km
56°0′N 28°55′E / 56.000°N 28.917°E / 56.000; 28.917 (Belarus)	Belarus	For about 17 km
56°0′N 29°12′E / 56.000°N 29.200°E / 56.000; 29.200 (Russia)	Russia	Passing just north of Moscow
56°0′N 137°25′E / 56.000°N 137.417°E / 56.000; 137.417 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
56°0′N 155°40′E / 56.000°N 155.667°E / 56.000; 155.667 (Russia)	Russia	Kamchatka Peninsula
56°0′N 162°5′E / 56.000°N 162.083°E / 56.000; 162.083 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea
56°0′N 160°34′W / 56.000°N 160.567°W / 56.000; -160.567 (United States)	United States	Alaska - the Alaska Peninsula
56°0′N 158°25′W / 56.000°N 158.417°W / 56.000; -158.417 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Alaska - passing just south of the Semidi Islands, and just north of Chirikof Island, Alaska,  United States Passing just south of Kuiu Island, Alaska,  United States
56°0′N 133°35′W / 56.000°N 133.583°W / 56.000; -133.583 (United States)	United States	Alaska - Kosciusko Island, Prince of Wales Island, Etolin Island and the Alaska Panhandle
56°0′N 130°1′W / 56.000°N 130.017°W / 56.000; -130.017 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - passing 2.5 km south of Hudson's Hope Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba - passing just North of Thompson Ontario - passing just north of Fort Severn
56°0′N 87°26′W / 56.000°N 87.433°W / 56.000; -87.433 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay
56°0′N 79°53′W / 56.000°N 79.883°W / 56.000; -79.883 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
56°0′N 78°59′W / 56.000°N 78.983°W / 56.000; -78.983 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay
56°0′N 76°46′W / 56.000°N 76.767°W / 56.000; -76.767 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador
56°0′N 60°49′W / 56.000°N 60.817°W / 56.000; -60.817 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
56°0′N 6°0′W / 56.000°N 6.000°W / 56.000; -6.000 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland - Island of Jura
56°0′N 5°48′W / 56.000°N 5.800°W / 56.000; -5.800 (Sound of Jura)	Sound of Jura
56°0′N 5°41′W / 56.000°N 5.683°W / 56.000; -5.683 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland, passing through Helensburgh and then Falkirk town centre
56°0′N 3°21′W / 56.000°N 3.350°W / 56.000; -3.350 (Firth of Forth)	Firth of Forth	Passing through the Forth Bridge, and just north of Edinburgh
56°0′N 2°53′W / 56.000°N 2.883°W / 56.000; -2.883 (United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	Scotland, passing through Dunbar
56°0′N 2°30′W / 56.000°N 2.500°W / 56.000; -2.500 (North Sea)	North Sea

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