Circles of latitude
Following arecircles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north :
66th parallel north [ edit ] The66th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 66degrees north of theEarth 'sequatorial plane, approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi) south of theArctic Circle . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America .
This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in whichmidnight sun can last all night near the summer solstice.
At this latitudemidnight sun lasts from about 12 to 29 June, and thesun is visible for 2 hours, 47 minutes during thewinter solstice . Atmidnight on thesummer solstice , the altitude of the sun is 0.00°.
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 66° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 66°0′N 0°0′E / 66.000°N 0.000°E /66.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 66°0′N 11°50′E / 66.000°N 11.833°E /66.000; 11.833 (Norwegian Sea ) Gåsværfjorden, Herøy [ceb ;nn ;no ] , Norwegian Sea[ 1] 66°0′N 12°0′E / 66.000°N 12.000°E /66.000; 12.000 (Norway ) Norway Skerries ofSteinan [ceb ] ,Nordland 66°0′N 12°5′E / 66.000°N 12.083°E /66.000; 12.083 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Oddfjorden [ceb ;nn ;no ] , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°8′E / 66.000°N 12.133°E /66.000; 12.133 (Norway ) Norway Islands and skerries ofVardøya andYtre Øksningan ,Nordland 66°0′N 12°14′E / 66.000°N 12.233°E /66.000; 12.233 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Øksningssundet , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°16′E / 66.000°N 12.267°E /66.000; 12.267 (Norway ) Norway Hestøya ,Nordland 66°0′N 12°17′E / 66.000°N 12.283°E /66.000; 12.283 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Hestøysundet , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°18′E / 66.000°N 12.300°E /66.000; 12.300 (Norway ) Norway Nord-Herøy ,Nordland 66°0′N 12°21′E / 66.000°N 12.350°E /66.000; 12.350 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Gautholet , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°23′E / 66.000°N 12.383°E /66.000; 12.383 (Norway ) Norway Hjartøya ,Nordland 66°0′N 12°24′E / 66.000°N 12.400°E /66.000; 12.400 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Alstenfjorden [da ;nn ;no ] , Norwegian Sea[ 2] 66°0′N 12°33′E / 66.000°N 12.550°E /66.000; 12.550 (Norway ) Norway Alsta ,Nordland [ 3] 66°0′N 12°38′E / 66.000°N 12.633°E /66.000; 12.633 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Leirfjorden , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°42′E / 66.000°N 12.700°E /66.000; 12.700 (Norway ) Norway Alsta ,Nordland ; passing just south ofSandnessjøen 66°0′N 12°54′E / 66.000°N 12.900°E /66.000; 12.900 (Norwegian Sea ) Atlantic Ocean Vefsnfjorden , Norwegian Sea66°0′N 12°57′E / 66.000°N 12.950°E /66.000; 12.950 (Norway ) Norway MainlandNordland 66°0′N 14°33′E / 66.000°N 14.550°E /66.000; 14.550 (Sweden ) Sweden 66°0′N 24°2′E / 66.000°N 24.033°E /66.000; 24.033 (Finland ) Finland 66°0′N 30°0′E / 66.000°N 30.000°E /66.000; 30.000 (Russia ) Russia 66°0′N 34°37′E / 66.000°N 34.617°E /66.000; 34.617 (White Sea ) Arctic Ocean White Sea ,Barents Sea 66°0′N 40°54′E / 66.000°N 40.900°E /66.000; 40.900 (Russia ) Russia 66°0′N 179°45′W / 66.000°N 179.750°W /66.000; -179.750 (Bering Sea ) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Anadyr ,Bering Sea 66°0′N 178°52′W / 66.000°N 178.867°W /66.000; -178.867 (Russia ) Russia Chukchi Peninsula 66°0′N 170°11′W / 66.000°N 170.183°W /66.000; -170.183 (Bering Strait ) Pacific Ocean Bering Strait 66°0′N 166°58′W / 66.000°N 166.967°W /66.000; -166.967 (United States ) United States Alaska 66°0′N 141°0′W / 66.000°N 141.000°W /66.000; -141.000 (Canada ) Canada Yukon Northwest Territories – for ≈16 kmYukon – for ≈16 kmNorthwest Territories – for ≈9 kmYukon – for ≈8 kmNorthwest Territories – passing throughGreat Bear Lake Nunavut 66°0′N 86°4′W / 66.000°N 86.067°W /66.000; -86.067 (Roes Welcome Sound ) Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound ,Hudson Bay 66°0′N 85°9′W / 66.000°N 85.150°W /66.000; -85.150 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –White Island 66°0′N 84°53′W / 66.000°N 84.883°W /66.000; -84.883 (Frozen Strait ) Arctic Ocean Frozen Strait 66°0′N 84°22′W / 66.000°N 84.367°W /66.000; -84.367 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Vansittart Island 66°0′N 83°52′W / 66.000°N 83.867°W /66.000; -83.867 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 66°0′N 83°33′W / 66.000°N 83.550°W /66.000; -83.550 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Nunaariatjuaq Island [ceb ;sv ] 66°0′N 83°30′W / 66.000°N 83.500°W /66.000; -83.500 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 66°0′N 74°17′W / 66.000°N 74.283°W /66.000; -74.283 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Baffin Island 66°0′N 67°0′W / 66.000°N 67.000°W /66.000; -67.000 (Cumberland Sound ) Arctic Ocean Cumberland Sound ,Labrador Sea 66°0′N 65°57′W / 66.000°N 65.950°W /66.000; -65.950 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Baffin Island 66°0′N 61°59′W / 66.000°N 61.983°W /66.000; -61.983 (Davis Strait ) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 66°0′N 53°27′W / 66.000°N 53.450°W /66.000; -53.450 (Greenland ) Greenland Serfartooq [ceb ] 66°0′N 37°50′W / 66.000°N 37.833°W /66.000; -37.833 (Sermilik ) Atlantic Ocean Sermilik ,Denmark Strait 66°0′N 35°46′W / 66.000°N 35.767°W /66.000; -35.767 (Greenland ) Greenland Moroene [ceb ] 66°0′N 35°44′W / 66.000°N 35.733°W /66.000; -35.733 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait 66°0′N 23°48′W / 66.000°N 23.800°W /66.000; -23.800 (Iceland ) Iceland Westfjords peninsula[ 4] 66°0′N 20°29′W / 66.000°N 20.483°W /66.000; -20.483 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Húnaflói 66°0′N 20°31′W / 66.000°N 20.517°W /66.000; -20.517 (Iceland ) Iceland Skagaströnd town on Skagi peninsula66°0′N 19°56′W / 66.000°N 19.933°W /66.000; -19.933 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Skagafjörður 66°0′N 19°41′W / 66.000°N 19.683°W /66.000; -19.683 (Iceland ) Iceland Tröllaskagi peninsula66°0′N 18°47′W / 66.000°N 18.783°W /66.000; -18.783 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Eyjafjörður byDalvík town66°0′N 18°18′W / 66.000°N 18.300°W /66.000; -18.300 (Iceland ) Iceland Flateyjarskagi [de ;fr ;is ;pl ] ogFjörður peninsula66°0′N 17°58′W / 66.000°N 17.967°W /66.000; -17.967 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Skjálfandi 66°0′N 17°33′W / 66.000°N 17.550°W /66.000; -17.550 (Iceland ) Iceland Tjörnes byHúsavík , exiting byLanganes 66°0′N 14°38′W / 66.000°N 14.633°W /66.000; -14.633 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
67th parallel north [ edit ] The67th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 67degrees north of theEarth's equatorial plane , approximately 50 km north of theArctic Circle . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America .
At this latitudemidnight sun lasts from aboutJune 1st toJuly 10th , and thesun is visible for 1 hour, 30 minutes during thewinter solstice . Atmidnight on thesummer solstice , the altitude of the sun is 0.85°.
If the latitude in the northern hemisphere is 67°45′ or smaller, every day in the month of March can view bothastronomical dawn and astronomical dusk .
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 67° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 67°0′N 0°0′E / 67.000°N 0.000°E /67.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 67°0′N 12°12′E / 67.000°N 12.200°E /67.000; 12.200 (Vestfjorden ) Vestfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 67°0′N 13°38′E / 67.000°N 13.633°E /67.000; 13.633 (Vestfjorden ) Fugløyfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 67°0′N 13°52′E / 67.000°N 13.867°E /67.000; 13.867 (Norway ) Norway Høgstjerna,Nordland 67°0′N 14°0′E / 67.000°N 14.000°E /67.000; 14.000 (Vestfjorden ) Atlantic Ocean Sørfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 67°0′N 14°3′E / 67.000°N 14.050°E /67.000; 14.050 (Norway ) Norway MainlandNordland 67°0′N 14°8′E / 67.000°N 14.133°E /67.000; 14.133 (Vestfjorden ) Atlantic Ocean Morsdalsfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 67°0′N 14°14′E / 67.000°N 14.233°E /67.000; 14.233 (Norway ) Norway MainlandNordland ; passing just north ofRøkland 67°0′N 16°16′E / 67.000°N 16.267°E /67.000; 16.267 (Sweden ) Sweden north of theGulf of Bothnia 67°0′N 23°47′E / 67.000°N 23.783°E /67.000; 23.783 (Finland ) Finland 67°0′N 29°5′E / 67.000°N 29.083°E /67.000; 29.083 (Russia ) Russia 67°0′N 32°33′E / 67.000°N 32.550°E /67.000; 32.550 (White Sea ) Arctic Ocean Kandalaksha Gulf ,White Sea ,Barents Sea 67°0′N 32°49′E / 67.000°N 32.817°E /67.000; 32.817 (Russia ) Russia 67°0′N 41°20′E / 67.000°N 41.333°E /67.000; 41.333 (White Sea ) Arctic Ocean White Sea ,Barents Sea 67°0′N 44°23′E / 67.000°N 44.383°E /67.000; 44.383 (Russia ) Russia Kanin Peninsula 67°0′N 45°41′E / 67.000°N 45.683°E /67.000; 45.683 (Barents Sea ) Arctic Ocean Chosha Bay ,Barents Sea 67°0′N 47°43′E / 67.000°N 47.717°E /67.000; 47.717 (Russia ) Russia 67°0′N 71°55′E / 67.000°N 71.917°E /67.000; 71.917 (Gulf of Ob ) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob ,Kara Sea 67°0′N 73°53′E / 67.000°N 73.883°E /67.000; 73.883 (Russia ) Russia 67°0′N 172°28′W / 67.000°N 172.467°W /67.000; -172.467 (Chukchi Sea ) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea 67°0′N 162°51′W / 67.000°N 162.850°W /67.000; -162.850 (United States ) United States Alaska 67°0′N 141°0′W / 67.000°N 141.000°W /67.000; -141.000 (Canada ) Canada Yukon Northwest Territories - passing through the northernmost point ofGreat Bear Lake Nunavut 67°0′N 81°36′W / 67.000°N 81.600°W /67.000; -81.600 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 67°0′N 72°49′W / 67.000°N 72.817°W /67.000; -72.817 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut -Baffin Island 67°0′N 62°2′W / 67.000°N 62.033°W /67.000; -62.033 (Davis Strait ) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 67°0′N 53°40′W / 67.000°N 53.667°W /67.000; -53.667 (Greenland ) Greenland Russell Glacier Cape Warming 67°0′N 33°44′W / 67.000°N 33.733°W /67.000; -33.733 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait Greenland Sea — passing just south ofKolbeinsey ,Iceland (at67°8′N 18°41′W / 67.133°N 18.683°W /67.133; -18.683 (Kolbeinsey ) Norwegian Sea
68th parallel north [ edit ] The68th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 68degrees north of theEarth's equatorial plane , in theArctic . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America .
At this latitudemidnight sun lasts from aboutMay 26th toJuly 16th , andcivil polar twilight from aboutDecember 9th toJanuary 3rd . Atnoon on thesummer andwinter solstices , the altitude of the sun is 45.45° and -0.7° respectively. Atmidnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 1.76°.
This latitude is the boundary between the Southern and 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 68° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 68°0′N 0°0′E / 68.000°N 0.000°E /68.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 13°0′E / 68.000°N 13.000°E /68.000; 13.000 (Norway ) Norway Moskenesøya ,Lofoten ,Nordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E /68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord ) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E /68.000; 15.067 (Norway ) Norway Engeløya ,Nordland 68°0′N 15°7′E / 68.000°N 15.117°E /68.000; 15.117 (Vestfjord ) Atlantic Ocean Skagstadsundet ,Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E /68.000; 15.067 (Norway ) Norway Lundøya andFinnøya , and the mainlandNordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E /68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord ) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E /68.000; 15.067 (Norway ) Norway Engeløya ,Lundøya andFinnøya , and the mainlandNordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E /68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord ) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden ,Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°6′E / 68.000°N 15.100°E /68.000; 15.100 (Norway ) Norway Islands ofEngeløya ,Lundøya andFinnøya , and the mainlandNordland 68°0′N 17°1′E / 68.000°N 17.017°E /68.000; 17.017 (Sweden ) Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland province)68°0′N 17°48′E / 68.000°N 17.800°E /68.000; 17.800 (Norway ) Norway Nordland, for about 5,8 km 68°0′N 17°56′E / 68.000°N 17.933°E /68.000; 17.933 (Sweden ) Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland andNorrbotten provinces) 68°0′N 23°33′E / 68.000°N 23.550°E /68.000; 23.550 (Finland ) Finland Lapland 68°0′N 29°25′E / 68.000°N 29.417°E /68.000; 29.417 (Russia ) Russia Kola Peninsula ,Murmansk Oblast 68°0′N 39°58′E / 68.000°N 39.967°E /68.000; 39.967 (White Sea ) Arctic Ocean White Sea 68°0′N 44°14′E / 68.000°N 44.233°E /68.000; 44.233 (Russia ) Russia Kanin Peninsula ,Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 46°33′E / 68.000°N 46.550°E /68.000; 46.550 (Barents Sea ) Arctic Ocean Barents Sea 68°0′N 49°43′E / 68.000°N 49.717°E /68.000; 49.717 (Russia ) Russia Nenets Autonomous OkrugKomi Republic Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 73°6′E / 68.000°N 73.100°E /68.000; 73.100 (Gulf of Ob ) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob ,Kara Sea 68°0′N 74°48′E / 68.000°N 74.800°E /68.000; 74.800 (Russia ) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 77°12′E / 68.000°N 77.200°E /68.000; 77.200 (Taz Estuary ) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary , Kara Sea68°0′N 77°30′E / 68.000°N 77.500°E /68.000; 77.500 (Russia ) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugKrasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 176°31′W / 68.000°N 176.517°W /68.000; -176.517 (Chukchi Sea ) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea 68°0′N 165°15′W / 68.000°N 165.250°W /68.000; -165.250 (United States ) United States Alaska 68°0′N 141°0′W / 68.000°N 141.000°W /68.000; -141.000 (Canada ) Canada Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut 68°0′N 115°7′W / 68.000°N 115.117°W /68.000; -115.117 (Coronation Gulf ) Arctic Ocean Coronation Gulf Couper ,Berens andLawford Islands Hepburn Island Jameson Islands 68°0′N 110°9′W / 68.000°N 110.150°W /68.000; -110.150 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut 68°0′N 110°0′W / 68.000°N 110.000°W /68.000; -110.000 (Bathurst Inlet ) Arctic Ocean Bathurst Inlet 68°0′N 109°26′W / 68.000°N 109.433°W /68.000; -109.433 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut -Chapman Islands 68°0′N 109°0′W / 68.000°N 109.000°W /68.000; -109.000 (Bathurst Inlet ) Arctic Ocean Bathurst Inlet Lewes Island Fishers Island 68°0′N 107°53′W / 68.000°N 107.883°W /68.000; -107.883 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut 68°0′N 103°17′W / 68.000°N 103.283°W /68.000; -103.283 (Queen Maud Gulf ) Arctic Ocean Queen Maud Gulf 68°0′N 98°59′W / 68.000°N 98.983°W /68.000; -98.983 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut -O'Reilly Island ,Klutschak Peninsula andAdelaide Peninsula 68°0′N 96°6′W / 68.000°N 96.100°W /68.000; -96.100 (Chantrey Inlet ) Arctic Ocean Chantrey Inlet 68°0′N 95°25′W / 68.000°N 95.417°W /68.000; -95.417 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut 68°0′N 88°20′W / 68.000°N 88.333°W /68.000; -88.333 (Committee Bay ) Arctic Ocean Committee Bay 68°0′N 86°48′W / 68.000°N 86.800°W /68.000; -86.800 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut -Wales Island andMelville Peninsula 68°0′N 82°9′W / 68.000°N 82.150°W /68.000; -82.150 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 68°0′N 77°2′W / 68.000°N 77.033°W /68.000; -77.033 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut -Prince Charles Island ,Air Force Island andBaffin Island 68°0′N 64°46′W / 68.000°N 64.767°W /68.000; -64.767 (Davis Strait ) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 68°0′N 50°20′W / 68.000°N 50.333°W /68.000; -50.333 (Greenland ) Greenland Avannaata Sermersooq 68°0′N 31°49′W / 68.000°N 31.817°W /68.000; -31.817 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
69th parallel north [ edit ] The69th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 69degrees north of theEarth's equatorial plane , in theArctic . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America , and passes through some of the southern seas of theArctic Ocean .
At this latitude themidnight sun lasts from aboutMay 20th toJuly 22nd , andcivil polar twilight from aboutDecember 1st toJanuary 11th . Atnoon on thesummer andwinter solstices , the altitude of the sun is 44.45° and -1.52° respectively. Atmidnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 2.69°.
If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 69°0′N 0°0′E / 69.000°N 0.000°E /69.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 69°0′N 15°0′E / 69.000°N 15.000°E /69.000; 15.000 (Norway ) Norway Islands ofLangøya ,Andøya ,Bjarkøya andDyrøya , and the mainlandTroms 69°0′N 20°9′E / 69.000°N 20.150°E /69.000; 20.150 (Sweden ) Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland province)tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden 69°0′N 20°50′E / 69.000°N 20.833°E /69.000; 20.833 (Finland ) Finland Lapland 69°0′N 22°6′E / 69.000°N 22.100°E /69.000; 22.100 (Norway ) Norway Troms 69°0′N 25°44′E / 69.000°N 25.733°E /69.000; 25.733 (Finland ) Finland Lapland 69°0′N 28°44′E / 69.000°N 28.733°E /69.000; 28.733 (Russia ) Russia Kola Peninsula ,Murmansk Oblast tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia Murmansk 69°0′N 36°37′E / 69.000°N 36.617°E /69.000; 36.617 (Barents Sea ) Arctic Ocean Barents Sea 69°0′N 48°12′E / 69.000°N 48.200°E /69.000; 48.200 (Russia ) Russia Island ofKolguyev ,Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 50°10′E / 69.000°N 50.167°E /69.000; 50.167 (Barents Sea ) Arctic Ocean Pechora Sea , Barents Sea69°0′N 60°57′E / 69.000°N 60.950°E /69.000; 60.950 (Russia ) Russia Yugorsky Peninsula , Nenets Autonomous OkrugYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 66°24′E / 69.000°N 66.400°E /69.000; 66.400 (Kara Sea ) Arctic Ocean Baydaratskaya Bay ,Kara Sea 69°0′N 68°26′E / 69.000°N 68.433°E /69.000; 68.433 (Russia ) Russia Yamal Peninsula , Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug69°0′N 72°31′E / 69.000°N 72.517°E /69.000; 72.517 (Gulf of Ob ) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob , Kara Sea69°0′N 74°5′E / 69.000°N 74.083°E /69.000; 74.083 (Taz Estuary ) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary , Kara Sea69°0′N 76°58′E / 69.000°N 76.967°E /69.000; 76.967 (Russia ) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugKrasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 169°24′E / 69.000°N 169.400°E /69.000; 169.400 (East Siberian Sea ) Arctic Ocean Chaunskaya Bay ,East Siberian Sea 69°0′N 170°54′E / 69.000°N 170.900°E /69.000; 170.900 (Russia ) Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 179°56′E / 69.000°N 179.933°E /69.000; 179.933 (Chukchi Sea ) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea 69°0′N 163°54′W / 69.000°N 163.900°W /69.000; -163.900 (United States ) United States Alaska 69°0′N 141°0′W / 69.000°N 141.000°W /69.000; -141.000 (Canada ) Canada Yukon 69°0′N 137°28′W / 69.000°N 137.467°W /69.000; -137.467 (Beaufort Sea ) Arctic Sea Mackenzie Bay ,Beaufort Sea 69°0′N 136°7′W / 69.000°N 136.117°W /69.000; -136.117 (Canada ) Canada Mackenzie River delta and mainlandNorthwest Territories Nunavut 69°0′N 117°53′W / 69.000°N 117.883°W /69.000; -117.883 (Dolphin and Union Strait ) Arctic Sea Dolphin and Union Strait 69°0′N 115°53′W / 69.000°N 115.883°W /69.000; -115.883 (Canada ) Canada (unnamed peninsula)Nunavut 69°0′N 115°47′W / 69.000°N 115.783°W /69.000; -115.783 (Dolphin and Union Strait ) Arctic Sea Dolphin and Union Strait 69°0′N 113°33′W / 69.000°N 113.550°W /69.000; -113.550 (Canada ) Canada Victoria Island , Nunavut69°0′N 107°24′W / 69.000°N 107.400°W /69.000; -107.400 (Dease Strait ) Arctic Sea Dease Strait 69°0′N 105°4′W / 69.000°N 105.067°W /69.000; -105.067 (Canada ) Canada Victoria Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 101°48′W / 69.000°N 101.800°W /69.000; -101.800 (Victoria Strait ) Arctic Sea Victoria Strait 69°0′N 100°36′W / 69.000°N 100.600°W /69.000; -100.600 (Canada ) Canada Royal Geographical Society Islands , Nunavut69°0′N 99°59′W / 69.000°N 99.983°W /69.000; -99.983 (Alexandra Strait ) Arctic Sea Alexandra Strait 69°0′N 99°31′W / 69.000°N 99.517°W /69.000; -99.517 (Canada ) Canada King William Island , Nunavut69°0′N 95°53′W / 69.000°N 95.883°W /69.000; -95.883 (Rae Strait ) Arctic Sea Rae Strait 69°0′N 94°21′W / 69.000°N 94.350°W /69.000; -94.350 (Canada ) Canada (unnamed peninsula)Nunavut 69°0′N 90°40′W / 69.000°N 90.667°W /69.000; -90.667 (Pelly Bay ) Arctic Sea Pelly Bay ,Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 90°9′W / 69.000°N 90.150°W /69.000; -90.150 (Canada ) Canada (unnamed islands)Nunavut 69°0′N 89°54′W / 69.000°N 89.900°W /69.000; -89.900 (Pelly Bay ) Arctic Sea Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 89°42′W / 69.000°N 89.700°W /69.000; -89.700 (Canada ) Canada Simpson Peninsula , Nunavut69°0′N 88°30′W / 69.000°N 88.500°W /69.000; -88.500 (Committee Bay ) Arctic Sea Committee Bay , Gulf of Boothia69°0′N 85°25′W / 69.000°N 85.417°W /69.000; -85.417 (Canada ) Canada Islands off coast and mainlandMelville Peninsula ,Nunavut 69°0′N 81°30′W / 69.000°N 81.500°W /69.000; -81.500 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Sea Foxe Basin 69°0′N 79°18′W / 69.000°N 79.300°W /69.000; -79.300 (Canada ) Canada Rowley Island , Nunavut69°0′N 78°42′W / 69.000°N 78.700°W /69.000; -78.700 (Foxe Basin ) Arctic Sea Foxe Basin 69°0′N 76°37′W / 69.000°N 76.617°W /69.000; -76.617 (Canada ) Canada Baffin Island , Nunavut69°0′N 68°0′W / 69.000°N 68.000°W /69.000; -68.000 (Davis Strait ) Arctic Sea Davis Strait 69°0′N 51°08′W / 69.000°N 51.133°W /69.000; -51.133 (Greenland ) Greenland Avannaata Sermersooq 69°0′N 25°40′W / 69.000°N 25.667°W /69.000; -25.667 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
[ edit ] Cambridge Bay , Nunavut, CanadaTromsø , Troms, NorwayMurmansk , Murmansk Oblast, RussiaNorilsk , Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaPevek , Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia70th parallel north [ edit ] OnVictoria Island ,Canada , part of the border betweenNorthwest Territories (green) andNunavut (white) is defined by the 70th parallel north The70th parallel north is acircle of latitude that is 70degrees north of theEarth's equatorial plane , in theArctic . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America , and passes through some of the southern seas of theArctic Ocean .
At this latitudemidnight sun lasts from aboutMay 16th toJuly 27th , andcivil polar twilight fromNovember 25th toJanuary 16th . Atnoon on thesummer andwinter solstices , the altitude of the sun is 43.45° and -3.04° respectively. Atmidnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 3.64°.
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 70°0′N 0°0′E / 70.000°N 0.000°E /70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 70°0′N 18°40′E / 70.000°N 18.667°E /70.000; 18.667 (Norway ) Norway Troms – islands ofRebbenesøya ,Ringvassøy ,Reinøya ,Karlsøya andKågen ; mainland; island ofSkorpa ; mainlandFinnmark (mainland)70°0′N 27°22′E / 70.000°N 27.367°E /70.000; 27.367 (Finland ) Finland Passing about 10.3 km (6.3 miles) south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at70°05.537′N 27°57.335′E / 70.092283°N 27.955583°E /70.092283; 27.955583 Nuorgam 70°0′N 28°2′E / 70.000°N 28.033°E /70.000; 28.033 (Norway ) Norway Finnmark 70°0′N 29°30′E / 70.000°N 29.500°E /70.000; 29.500 (Barents Sea ) Barents Sea 70°0′N 58°44′E / 70.000°N 58.733°E /70.000; 58.733 (Russia ) Russia Vaygach Island 70°0′N 60°12′E / 70.000°N 60.200°E /70.000; 60.200 (Barents Sea ) Kara Sea 70°0′N 66°56′E / 70.000°N 66.933°E /70.000; 66.933 (Russia ) Russia Yamal Peninsula 70°0′N 72°30′E / 70.000°N 72.500°E /70.000; 72.500 (Gulf of Ob ) Gulf of Ob 70°0′N 73°45′E / 70.000°N 73.750°E /70.000; 73.750 (Russia ) Russia 70°0′N 159°53′E / 70.000°N 159.883°E /70.000; 159.883 (East Siberian Sea ) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 168°13′E / 70.000°N 168.217°E /70.000; 168.217 (Russia ) Russia Ayon Island 70°0′N 168°31′E / 70.000°N 168.517°E /70.000; 168.517 (East Siberian Sea ) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 170°35′E / 70.000°N 170.583°E /70.000; 170.583 (Russia ) Russia 70°0′N 171°48′E / 70.000°N 171.800°E /70.000; 171.800 (East Siberian Sea ) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 177°56′E / 70.000°N 177.933°E /70.000; 177.933 (Chukchi Sea ) Chukchi Sea 70°0′N 162°27′W / 70.000°N 162.450°W /70.000; -162.450 (United States ) United States Alaska 70°0′N 142°34′W / 70.000°N 142.567°W /70.000; -142.567 (Beaufort Sea ) Beaufort Sea 70°0′N 131°2′W / 70.000°N 131.033°W /70.000; -131.033 (Canada ) Canada Northwest Territories –Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula 70°0′N 129°30′W / 70.000°N 129.500°W /70.000; -129.500 (Beaufort Sea ) Beaufort Sea 70°0′N 128°18′W / 70.000°N 128.300°W /70.000; -128.300 (Canada ) Canada Northwest Territories –Cape Bathurst Peninsula 70°0′N 126°54′W / 70.000°N 126.900°W /70.000; -126.900 (Amundsen Gulf ) Amundsen Gulf 70°0′N 125°12′W / 70.000°N 125.200°W /70.000; -125.200 (Canada ) Canada Northwest Territories –Parry Peninsula 70°0′N 124°30′W / 70.000°N 124.500°W /70.000; -124.500 (Amundsen Gulf ) Amundsen Gulf 70°0′N 117°22′W / 70.000°N 117.367°W /70.000; -117.367 (Canada ) Canada OnVictoria Island :Northwest Territories Northwest Territories /Nunavut borderNorthwest Territories Northwest Territories /Nunavut borderNunavut 70°0′N 100°48′W / 70.000°N 100.800°W /70.000; -100.800 (Victoria Strait ) Victoria Strait 70°0′N 98°50′W / 70.000°N 98.833°W /70.000; -98.833 (Larsen Sound ) Larsen Sound Passing just north ofKing William Island ,Nunavut ,Canada 70°0′N 97°35′W / 70.000°N 97.583°W /70.000; -97.583 (James Ross Strait ) James Ross Strait Passing just north of theClarence Islands ,Nunavut ,Canada 70°0′N 96°17′W / 70.000°N 96.283°W /70.000; -96.283 (Canada ) Canada Boothia Peninsula ,Nunavut 70°0′N 92°1′W / 70.000°N 92.017°W /70.000; -92.017 (Gulf of Boothia ) Gulf of Boothia 70°0′N 86°54′W / 70.000°N 86.900°W /70.000; -86.900 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Crown Prince Frederik Island 70°0′N 86°27′W / 70.000°N 86.450°W /70.000; -86.450 (Fury and Hecla Strait ) Fury and Hecla Strait 70°0′N 84°20′W / 70.000°N 84.333°W /70.000; -84.333 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Baffin Island 70°0′N 81°9′W / 70.000°N 81.150°W /70.000; -81.150 (Murray Maxwell Bay ) Murray Maxwell Bay 70°0′N 80°19′W / 70.000°N 80.317°W /70.000; -80.317 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Baffin Island 70°0′N 78°39′W / 70.000°N 78.650°W /70.000; -78.650 (Steensby Inlet ) Steensby Inlet 70°0′N 77°41′W / 70.000°N 77.683°W /70.000; -77.683 (Canada ) Canada Nunavut –Baffin Island 70°0′N 67°20′W / 70.000°N 67.333°W /70.000; -67.333 (Baffin Bay ) Baffin Bay Northern limit of theDavis Strait 70°0′N 53°39′W / 70.000°N 53.650°W /70.000; -53.650 (Greenland ) Greenland Disko Island 70°0′N 52°30′W / 70.000°N 52.500°W /70.000; -52.500 (Sullorsuaq Strait ) Sullorsuaq Strait 70°0′N 51°28′W / 70.000°N 51.467°W /70.000; -51.467 (Greenland ) Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula 70°0′N 50°37′W / 70.000°N 50.617°W /70.000; -50.617 (Torsukattak Fjord ) Torsukattak Fjord 70°0′N 50°10′W / 70.000°N 50.167°W /70.000; -50.167 (Greenland ) Greenland Sermeq Kujalleq 70°0′N 27°20′W / 70.000°N 27.333°W /70.000; -27.333 (Gaasefjord ) Gaasefjord 70°0′N 25°15′W / 70.000°N 25.250°W /70.000; -25.250 (Greenland ) Greenland Geikie Plateau 70°0′N 22°18′W / 70.000°N 22.300°W /70.000; -22.300 (Arctic Ocean ) Arctic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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