The 62nd parallel north is a
circle of latitude that is 62
degrees north of the
Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the
Atlantic Ocean,
Europe,
Asia and
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
At this latitude the
sun is visible for 19 hours, 45 minutes during the
summer solstice
The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...
and 5 hours, 9 minutes during the
winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the
Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 62° north passes through:
:
See also
*
61st parallel north
*
63rd parallel north
References
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