Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north
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Following are circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north. This includes the Arctic Circle, at 66°33′49.6″ north.
66th parallel north
The 66th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 66 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which midnight sun can last all night near the summer solstice.
At this latitude midnight sun lasts from about 12 to 29 June, and the sun is visible for 2 hours, 47 minutes during the winter solstice. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 0.00°.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime 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 66°0′N 12°0′E/66.000°N 12.000°E/ 66.000; 12.000(Norway) Norway Skerries of Steinan[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 Sea 66°0′N 12°8′E/66.000°N 12.133°E/ 66.000; 12.133(Norway) Norway Islands and skerries of Vardøya and Ytre Øksningan, Nordland 66°0′N 12°14′E/66.000°N 12.233°E/ 66.000; 12.233(Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Øksningssundet, Norwegian Sea 66°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 Sea 66°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 Sea 66°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 66°0′N 12°33′E/66.000°N 12.550°E/ 66.000; 12.550(Norway) Norway Alsta, Nordland 66°0′N 12°38′E/66.000°N 12.633°E/ 66.000; 12.633(Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Leirfjorden, Norwegian Sea 66°0′N 12°42′E/66.000°N 12.700°E/ 66.000; 12.700(Norway) Norway Alsta, Nordland; passing just south of Sandnessjøen 66°0′N 12°54′E/66.000°N 12.900°E/ 66.000; 12.900(Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Vefsnfjorden, Norwegian Sea 66°0′N 12°57′E/66.000°N 12.950°E/ 66.000; 12.950(Norway) Norway Mainland Nordland 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 km Yukon – for ≈16 km Northwest Territories – for ≈9 km Yukon – for ≈8 km Northwest Territories – passing through Great 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 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 peninsula 66°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 peninsula 66°0′N 18°47′W/66.000°N 18.783°W/ 66.000; -18.783(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Eyjafjörður by Dalvík town 66°0′N 18°18′W/66.000°N 18.300°W/ 66.000; -18.300(Iceland) Iceland Flateyjarskagi[de; fr; is; pl] og Fjörður peninsula 66°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 by Húsavík, exiting by Langanes 66°0′N 14°38′W/66.000°N 14.633°W/ 66.000; -14.633(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
67th parallel north
The 67th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 67 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, approximately 50 km north of the Arctic Circle. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude midnight sun lasts from approximately 2 June to 10 July, and the sun is visible for about 1 hour and 30 minutes during the winter solstice. At midnight on the summer 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 both astronomical dawn and astronomical dusk.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime 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 Mainland Nordland 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 Mainland Nordland; passing just north of Røkland 67°0′N 16°16′E/67.000°N 16.267°E/ 67.000; 16.267(Sweden) Sweden north of the Gulf 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 of Great 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 Passing just south of 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 of Kolbeinsey, Iceland (at 67°8′N 18°41′W/67.133°N 18.683°W/ 67.133; -18.683(Kolbeinsey)) Norwegian Sea
68th parallel north
The 68th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 68 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude midnight sun lasts from about May 26th to July 16th, and civil polar twilight from about December 9th to January 3rd. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 45.45° and -0.7° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 1.76°.
This latitude is the boundary between the Southern and Arctic zones of Canada's National Topographic System, at which the longitude span of each map sheet doubles as one crosses this latitude going north.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime 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 and Finnøya, and the mainland 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, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland 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°6′E/68.000°N 15.100°E/ 68.000; 15.100(Norway) Norway Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland 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 and Norrbotten 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 Okrug Komi 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 Sea 68°0′N 77°30′E/68.000°N 77.500°E/ 68.000; 77.500(Russia) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk 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 Passing just north of the Couper, Berens and Lawford Islands Passing just north of Hepburn Island Passing just south of the 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 Passing just north of 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 and Adelaide 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 and Melville 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 and Baffin 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
The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.
At this latitude the midnight sun lasts from about May 20th to July 22nd, and civil polar twilight from about December 1st to January 11th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 44.45° and -1.52° respectively. At midnight 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.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime 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 of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms 69°0′N 20°9′E/69.000°N 20.150°E/ 69.000; 20.150(Sweden) Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland province) Passing 6.7 km south of the 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 Passing 5.8 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia Passing northern parts of 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 of Kolguyev, 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 Sea 69°0′N 60°57′E/69.000°N 60.950°E/ 69.000; 60.950(Russia) Russia Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-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 Okrug 69°0′N 72°31′E/69.000°N 72.517°E/ 69.000; 72.517(Gulf of Ob) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea 69°0′N 74°5′E/69.000°N 74.083°E/ 69.000; 74.083(Taz Estuary) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary, Kara Sea 69°0′N 76°58′E/69.000°N 76.967°E/ 69.000; 76.967(Russia) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk 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 Inuvialuit Settlement Region, 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 mainland Northwest 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, Nunavut 69°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, Nunavut 69°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, Nunavut 69°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, Nunavut 69°0′N 88°30′W/69.000°N 88.500°W/ 69.000; -88.500(Committee Bay) Arctic Sea Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 85°25′W/69.000°N 85.417°W/ 69.000; -85.417(Canada) Canada Islands off coast and mainland Melville 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, Nunavut 69°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, Nunavut 69°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
Notable cities and towns on 69°N
- Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Tromsø, Troms, Norway
- Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
- Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
70th parallel north
The 70th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.
At this latitude midnight sun lasts from about May 16th to July 27th, and civil polar twilight from November 25th to January 16th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 43.45° and -3.04° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 3.64°.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime 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 of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland Finnmark (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 at 70°05.537′N 27°57.335′E/70.092283°N 27.955583°E/ 70.092283; 27.955583 in the village of 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 On Victoria Island: – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Nunavut 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 of King 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 the Clarence 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 the Davis 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