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Following arecircles of latitude between the 75th parallel north and the 80th parallel north:

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76th parallel north (interactive map)

The76th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 76degreesnorth of theEarth'sequatorial plane, in theArctic. It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Asia, theArctic Ocean andNorth America.

At this latitude thesun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during thesummer solstice andnautical twilight during thewinter solstice.

Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 76° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
76°0′N0°0′E / 76.000°N 0.000°E /76.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
76°0′N17°14′E / 76.000°N 17.233°E /76.000; 17.233 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
76°0′N60°19′E / 76.000°N 60.317°E /76.000; 60.317 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya -Severny Island
76°0′N66°31′E / 76.000°N 66.517°E /76.000; 66.517 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea	Passing just north of theIzvestiy TSIK Islands, Russia
76°0′N92°57′E / 76.000°N 92.950°E /76.000; 92.950 (Russia)	Russia	Taymyr Peninsula
76°0′N113°32′E / 76.000°N 113.533°E /76.000; 113.533 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
76°0′N137°54′E / 76.000°N 137.900°E /76.000; 137.900 (Russia)	Russia	New Siberian Islands -Kotelny Island
76°0′N139°34′E / 76.000°N 139.567°E /76.000; 139.567 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
76°0′N140°58′E / 76.000°N 140.967°E /76.000; 140.967 (Russia)	Russia	New Siberian Islands -Bunge Land andFaddeyevsky Island
76°0′N142°8′E / 76.000°N 142.133°E /76.000; 142.133 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Passing just south ofZhokhov Island, Russia
76°0′N161°24′E / 76.000°N 161.400°E /76.000; 161.400 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°0′N122°35′W / 76.000°N 122.583°W /76.000; -122.583 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Prince Patrick Island
76°0′N119°27′W / 76.000°N 119.450°W /76.000; -119.450 (Crozier Channel)	Crozier Channel
76°0′N118°6′W / 76.000°N 118.100°W /76.000; -118.100 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Eglinton Island
76°0′N117°33′W / 76.000°N 117.550°W /76.000; -117.550 (Kellett Strait)	Kellett Strait
76°0′N116°26′W / 76.000°N 116.433°W /76.000; -116.433 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Melville Island
76°0′N111°58′W / 76.000°N 111.967°W /76.000; -111.967 (Hecla and Griper Bay)	Hecla and Griper Bay
76°0′N109°29′W / 76.000°N 109.483°W /76.000; -109.483 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Melville Island
76°0′N107°35′W / 76.000°N 107.583°W /76.000; -107.583 (Weatherall Bay)	Weatherall Bay
76°0′N106°44′W / 76.000°N 106.733°W /76.000; -106.733 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Melville Island
76°0′N105°50′W / 76.000°N 105.833°W /76.000; -105.833 (Byam Martin Channel)	Byam Martin Channel
76°0′N103°22′W / 76.000°N 103.367°W /76.000; -103.367 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Massey Island
76°0′N102°27′W / 76.000°N 102.450°W /76.000; -102.450 (Erskine Inlet)	Erskine Inlet	Passing just north ofAlexander Island,Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N101°44′W / 76.000°N 101.733°W /76.000; -101.733 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Bathurst Island, passing through theMay Inlet
76°0′N97°37′W / 76.000°N 97.617°W /76.000; -97.617 (Queens Channel)	Queens Channel	Passing just north ofBaring Island,Nunavut, Canada Passing just south ofDundas Island andMargaret Island,Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N94°35′W / 76.000°N 94.583°W /76.000; -94.583 (Queens Channel)	Wellington Channel	Passing just north ofBaillie-Hamilton Island,Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N92°33′W / 76.000°N 92.550°W /76.000; -92.550 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Devon Island
76°0′N89°55′W / 76.000°N 89.917°W /76.000; -89.917 (Jones Sound)	Jones Sound
76°0′N79°23′W / 76.000°N 79.383°W /76.000; -79.383 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Coburg Island
76°0′N79°3′W / 76.000°N 79.050°W /76.000; -79.050 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
76°0′N67°15′W / 76.000°N 67.250°W /76.000; -67.250 (Greenland)	Greenland	Crimson Cliffs nearCape York
76°0′N66°37′W / 76.000°N 66.617°W /76.000; -66.617 (Melville Bay)	Melville Bay
76°0′N59°45′W / 76.000°N 59.750°W /76.000; -59.750 (Greenland)	Greenland	King Oscar Glacier
76°0′N19°54′W / 76.000°N 19.900°W /76.000; -19.900 (Dove Bay)	Dove Bay
76°0′N18°34′W / 76.000°N 18.567°W /76.000; -18.567 (Greenland)	Greenland	Store Koldewey Island
76°0′N18°28′W / 76.000°N 18.467°W /76.000; -18.467 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

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77th parallel north (interactive map)

The77th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 77degreesnorth of theEarth'sequatorial plane, in theArctic. It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Asia, theArctic Ocean andNorth America. It is the northernmost integral parallel that passes through continental mainland (namely theTaymyr Peninsula of Siberia).

At this latitude thesun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during thesummer solstice andnautical twilight during thewinter solstice.

Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 77° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
77°0′N0°0′E / 77.000°N 0.000°E /77.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
77°0′N16°30′E / 77.000°N 16.500°E /77.000; 16.500 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofSpitsbergen
77°0′N17°15′E / 77.000°N 17.250°E /77.000; 17.250 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
77°0′N67°40′E / 77.000°N 67.667°E /77.000; 67.667 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya -Severny Island (northernmost point)
77°0′N67°57′E / 77.000°N 67.950°E /77.000; 67.950 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N88°50′E / 77.000°N 88.833°E /77.000; 88.833 (Russia)	Russia	Slozhnyy Island
77°0′N88°53′E / 77.000°N 88.883°E /77.000; 88.883 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N95°21′E / 77.000°N 95.350°E /77.000; 95.350 (Russia)	Russia	Russkiy Island
77°0′N96°15′E / 77.000°N 96.250°E /77.000; 96.250 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N101°20′E / 77.000°N 101.333°E /77.000; 101.333 (Russia)	Russia	Taymyr Peninsula
77°0′N107°18′E / 77.000°N 107.300°E /77.000; 107.300 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
77°0′N107°57′E / 77.000°N 107.950°E /77.000; 107.950 (Russia)	Russia	Faddey Islands
77°0′N108°4′E / 77.000°N 108.067°E /77.000; 108.067 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
77°0′N132°2′E / 77.000°N 132.033°E /77.000; 132.033 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°0′N154°16′E / 77.000°N 154.267°E /77.000; 154.267 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Passing just south ofHenrietta Island, Russia
77°0′N157°10′E / 77.000°N 157.167°E /77.000; 157.167 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°0′N120°4′W / 77.000°N 120.067°W /77.000; -120.067 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Prince Patrick Island
77°0′N116°0′W / 77.000°N 116.000°W /77.000; -116.000 (Moore Bay)	Moore Bay
77°0′N115°40′W / 77.000°N 115.667°W /77.000; -115.667	Unnamed waterbody	Passing just north ofEmerald Isle,Northwest Territories, Canada Passing just south ofFitzwilliam Owen Island,Northwest Territories, Canada Passing just south ofEight Bears Island,Northwest Territories, Canada
77°0′N111°33′W / 77.000°N 111.550°W /77.000; -111.550 (Hazen Strait)	Hazen Strait	Passing just north ofVesey Hamilton Island,Nunavut, Canada
77°0′N109°0′W / 77.000°N 109.000°W /77.000; -109.000 (Byam Martin Channel)	Byam Martin Channel
77°0′N104°52′W / 77.000°N 104.867°W /77.000; -104.867 (Desbarats Strait)	Desbarats Strait	Passing just south of theFindlay Group,Nunavut, Canada
77°0′N103°38′W / 77.000°N 103.633°W /77.000; -103.633	Unnamed waterbody
77°0′N97°25′W / 77.000°N 97.417°W /77.000; -97.417 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Crescent Island
77°0′N97°8′W / 77.000°N 97.133°W /77.000; -97.133 (Napier Bay)	Napier Bay
77°0′N96°17′W / 77.000°N 96.283°W /77.000; -96.283 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Devon Island
77°0′N95°13′W / 77.000°N 95.217°W /77.000; -95.217 (Norwegian Bay)	Norwegian Bay
77°0′N88°43′W / 77.000°N 88.717°W /77.000; -88.717 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellesmere Island
77°0′N79°15′W / 77.000°N 79.250°W /77.000; -79.250 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay	Smith Bay
77°0′N78°22′W / 77.000°N 78.367°W /77.000; -78.367 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellesmere Island
77°0′N78°4′W / 77.000°N 78.067°W /77.000; -78.067 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
77°0′N71°19′W / 77.000°N 71.317°W /77.000; -71.317 (Greenland)	Greenland	Steensby Land
77°0′N18°12′W / 77.000°N 18.200°W /77.000; -18.200 (Greenland)	Greenland	Germania Land
77°0′N18°14′W / 77.000°N 18.233°W /77.000; -18.233 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

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78th parallel north (interactive map)

The78th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 78degreesnorth of theEarth'sequatorial plane, in theArctic. It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Asia, theArctic Ocean andNorth America. It is the southernmost integral parallel north that does not pass through any continental mainland (being slightly to the north ofCape Chelyuskin).

At this latitude thesun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during thesummer solstice andnautical twilight during thewinter solstice.

Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 78° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
78°0′N0°0′E / 78.000°N 0.000°E /78.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
78°0′N13°39′E / 78.000°N 13.650°E /78.000; 13.650 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofSpitsbergen
78°0′N18°25′E / 78.000°N 18.417°E /78.000; 18.417 (Storfjorden)	Storfjorden
78°0′N21°8′E / 78.000°N 21.133°E /78.000; 21.133 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofEdgeøya
78°0′N23°16′E / 78.000°N 23.267°E /78.000; 23.267 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
78°0′N67°48′E / 78.000°N 67.800°E /78.000; 67.800 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
78°0′N99°35′E / 78.000°N 99.583°E /78.000; 99.583 (Russia)	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya -Bolshevik Island
78°0′N100°23′E / 78.000°N 100.383°E /78.000; 100.383 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
78°0′N103°24′E / 78.000°N 103.400°E /78.000; 103.400 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea	Passing just south ofMaly Taymyr Island, Russia
78°0′N123°15′E / 78.000°N 123.250°E /78.000; 123.250 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
78°0′N114°43′W / 78.000°N 114.717°W /78.000; -114.717 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Brock Island
78°0′N114°19′W / 78.000°N 114.317°W /78.000; -114.317 (Wilkins Strait)	Wilkins Strait
78°0′N112°25′W / 78.000°N 112.417°W /78.000; -112.417 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories -Mackenzie King Island Nunavut -Mackenzie King Island
78°0′N109°36′W / 78.000°N 109.600°W /78.000; -109.600 (Prince Gustav Adolf Sea)	Prince Gustav Adolf Sea
78°0′N105°19′W / 78.000°N 105.317°W /78.000; -105.317 (Maclean Strait)	Maclean Strait
78°0′N102°51′W / 78.000°N 102.850°W /78.000; -102.850 (Danish Strait)	Danish Strait	Passing just north ofKing Christian Island,Nunavut, Canada
78°0′N100°47′W / 78.000°N 100.783°W /78.000; -100.783 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellef Ringnes Island
78°0′N99°2′W / 78.000°N 99.033°W /78.000; -99.033 (Hassel Sound)	Hassel Sound
78°0′N97°28′W / 78.000°N 97.467°W /78.000; -97.467 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Amund Ringnes Island
78°0′N95°1′W / 78.000°N 95.017°W /78.000; -95.017 (Norwegian Bay)	Norwegian Bay
78°0′N87°50′W / 78.000°N 87.833°W /78.000; -87.833 (Baumann Fiord)	Baumann Fiord
78°0′N85°24′W / 78.000°N 85.400°W /78.000; -85.400 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellesmere Island
78°0′N75°48′W / 78.000°N 75.800°W /78.000; -75.800 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
78°0′N72°16′W / 78.000°N 72.267°W /78.000; -72.267 (Greenland)	Greenland	Kavigarssuk
78°0′N24°0′W / 78.000°N 24.000°W /78.000; -24.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Alabama Nunatak
78°0′N18°52′W / 78.000°N 18.867°W /78.000; -18.867 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

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79th parallel north (interactive map)

The79th parallel north is thecircle of latitude located 79degreesnorth of theEarth'sequatorial plane, in theArctic. It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Asia, theArctic Ocean andNorth America.

At this latitude thesun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during thesummer solstice andastronomical twilight during thewinter solstice.

Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
79°0′N0°0′E / 79.000°N 0.000°E /79.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
79°0′N12°5′E / 79.000°N 12.083°E /79.000; 12.083 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofSpitsbergen
79°0′N20°11′E / 79.000°N 20.183°E /79.000; 20.183 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Passing just north of the island ofKongsøya,Svalbard, Norway
79°0′N30°4′E / 79.000°N 30.067°E /79.000; 30.067 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofAbeløya
79°0′N30°19′E / 79.000°N 30.317°E /79.000; 30.317 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
79°0′N67°0′E / 79.000°N 67.000°E /79.000; 67.000 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
79°0′N95°44′E / 79.000°N 95.733°E /79.000; 95.733 (Russia)	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya -October Revolution Island
79°0′N99°58′E / 79.000°N 99.967°E /79.000; 99.967 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
79°0′N101°6′E / 79.000°N 101.100°E /79.000; 101.100 (Russia)	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya -Bolshevik Island
79°0′N104°5′E / 79.000°N 104.083°E /79.000; 104.083 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
79°0′N114°28′E / 79.000°N 114.467°E /79.000; 114.467 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
79°0′N104°40′W / 79.000°N 104.667°W /79.000; -104.667 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellef Ringnes Island
79°0′N101°21′W / 79.000°N 101.350°W /79.000; -101.350 (Peary Channel)	Peary Channel
79°0′N94°12′W / 79.000°N 94.200°W /79.000; -94.200 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Axel Heiberg Island,Stor Island andEllesmere Island
79°0′N76°7′W / 79.000°N 76.117°W /79.000; -76.117 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
79°0′N68°48′W / 79.000°N 68.800°W /79.000; -68.800 (Greenland)	Greenland
79°0′N19°52′W / 79.000°N 19.867°W /79.000; -19.867 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
79°0′N68°43′W / 79.000°N 68.717°W /79.000; -68.717 (Greenland)	Greenland	North ofInuarfissuaq(Cap Russel)
79°0′N17°57′W / 79.000°N 17.950°W /79.000; -17.950 (Greenland)	Greenland	Main island ofNorske Islands
79°0′N17°40′W / 79.000°N 17.667°W /79.000; -17.667 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

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80th parallel north (interactive map)

The80th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 80degreesnorth of theEarth'sequatorial plane, and 10 degrees (690 miles / 1100 kilometers) south of theNorth Pole, in theArctic. It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Europe,Asia, theArctic Ocean, andNorth America.

At this latitude thesun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during thesummer solstice andastronomical twilight during thewinter solstice.

This latitude is the boundary between the Arctic and High Arctic zones ofCanada'sNational Topographic System, at which the longitude span of each map sheet doubles as one crosses this latitude going north.

Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 80° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
80°0′N0°0′E / 80.000°N 0.000°E /80.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
80°0′N15°58′E / 80.000°N 15.967°E /80.000; 15.967 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofSpitsbergen
80°0′N16°33′E / 80.000°N 16.550°E /80.000; 16.550 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Hinlopen Strait
80°0′N18°38′E / 80.000°N 18.633°E /80.000; 18.633 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island ofNordaustlandet
80°0′N27°10′E / 80.000°N 27.167°E /80.000; 27.167 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea	Passing just south of the islands ofStorøya andKvitøya,Svalbard, Norway Passing just south ofVictoria Island, Russia
80°0′N50°34′E / 80.000°N 50.567°E /80.000; 50.567 (Russia)	Russia	Franz Josef Land -Northbrook Island
80°0′N51°12′E / 80.000°N 51.200°E /80.000; 51.200 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
80°0′N58°47′E / 80.000°N 58.783°E /80.000; 58.783 (Russia)	Russia	Franz Josef Land -Salm Island
80°0′N60°0′E / 80.000°N 60.000°E /80.000; 60.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
80°0′N66°13′E / 80.000°N 66.217°E /80.000; 66.217 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
80°0′N91°18′E / 80.000°N 91.300°E /80.000; 91.300 (Russia)	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya -Pioneer Island andMatusevich Fjord,October Revolution Island
80°0′N99°20′E / 80.000°N 99.333°E /80.000; 99.333 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
80°0′N105°40′E / 80.000°N 105.667°E /80.000; 105.667 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°0′N100°9′W / 80.000°N 100.150°W /80.000; -100.150 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Meighen Island
80°0′N98°45′W / 80.000°N 98.750°W /80.000; -98.750 (Sverdrup Channel)	Sverdrup Channel
80°0′N96°37′W / 80.000°N 96.617°W /80.000; -96.617 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Axel Heiberg Island
80°0′N87°9′W / 80.000°N 87.150°W /80.000; -87.150 (Eureka Sound)	Eureka Sound
80°0′N86°12′W / 80.000°N 86.200°W /80.000; -86.200 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Fosheim Peninsula,Ellesmere Island
80°0′N82°44′W / 80.000°N 82.733°W /80.000; -82.733 (Cañon Fiord)	Cañon Fiord
80°0′N82°1′W / 80.000°N 82.017°W /80.000; -82.017 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut -Ellesmere Island
80°0′N70°40′W / 80.000°N 70.667°W /80.000; -70.667 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
80°0′N65°2′W / 80.000°N 65.033°W /80.000; -65.033 (Greenland)	Greenland	Cape Clay
80°0′N17°14′W / 80.000°N 17.233°W /80.000; -17.233 (Greenland)	Greenland	Hovgaard Island
80°0′N17°9′W / 80.000°N 17.150°W /80.000; -17.150 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

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