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The 56th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 56 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 17 hours, 37 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the winter solstice .
Northwest Territories border (60th parallel) North Dakota border east of Northgate: Manitoba border, south of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan: Alberta border Yukon: Shore of Beaufort Sea along 141st Meridian British Columbia border YT-BC-NT tripoint Boundary Peak 187 (60°18′22.929″N, 141°00′7.128″W). Westernmost point of land in Canada.
The equator, a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres. On Earth, it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude . 0°
Three per cent of Canada's land area is covered by permanent pastures. Canada has 7,200 square kilometres (2,800 sq mi) of irrigated land (1993 estimate). Agricultural regions in Canada include the Canadian Prairies, the Lower Mainland and various regions within the Interior of British Columbia, the St. Lawrence Basin and the Canadian Maritimes.
The North Coast of British Columbia typically has winters that are remarkably similar to the southern Coast, but with much cooler summers between 13 and 20 °C (55 and 68 °F). It is also very wet, with 1,500 to 4,500 mm (59 to 177 in) of precipitation a year falling on around 230 days.
56th parallel may refer to: 56th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 56th parallel south, ...
latitude in degrees (positive for all locations in Canada). $2: longitude in degrees (negative for all locations in Canada). x (%): x coordinate expressed as percentage of image width (measured from left edge). y (%): y coordinate expressed as percentage of image height (measured from top edge).
Wales Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, situated east of the Dixon Entrance at the entrance to Portland Inlet.. 35 square miles (91 km 2) in area, Wales Island is 30 miles (48 km) north of the port city of Prince Rupert, and 55 miles (89 km) south-east of Ketchikan, Alaska.