Circles of latitude between the 80th parallel north and the 85th parallel north

Following are circles of latitude between the 80th parallel north and the 85th parallel north:

81st parallel north

The 81st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 81 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

At this latitude the sun is always visible during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 81° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 81°0′N 0°0′E/81.000°N 0.000°E/ 81.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 81°0′N 38°0′E/81.000°N 38.000°E/ 81.000; 38.000(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Queen Victoria Sea 81°0′N 54°27′E/81.000°N 54.450°E/ 81.000; 54.450(Russia) Russia Franz Josef Land - Zichy Land 81°0′N 58°45′E/81.000°N 58.750°E/ 81.000; 58.750(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 60°13′E/81.000°N 60.217°E/ 81.000; 60.217(Russia) Russia Franz Josef Land - La Ronciere Island 81°0′N 61°31′E/81.000°N 61.517°E/ 81.000; 61.517(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 64°10′E/81.000°N 64.167°E/ 81.000; 64.167(Russia) Russia Franz Josef Land - Graham Bell Island 81°0′N 65°20′E/81.000°N 65.333°E/ 81.000; 65.333(Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just north of Ushakov Island, Russia Passing just south of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia 81°0′N 93°45′E/81.000°N 93.750°E/ 81.000; 93.750(Russia) Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Komsomolets Island 81°0′N 96°36′E/81.000°N 96.600°E/ 81.000; 96.600(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°0′N 95°16′W/81.000°N 95.267°W/ 81.000; -95.267(Canada) Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island 81°0′N 91°38′W/81.000°N 91.633°W/ 81.000; -91.633(Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 81°0′N 88°14′W/81.000°N 88.233°W/ 81.000; -88.233(Canada) Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 81°0′N 66°52′W/81.000°N 66.867°W/ 81.000; -66.867(Nares Strait) Nares Strait 81°0′N 61°25′W/81.000°N 61.417°W/ 81.000; -61.417(Greenland) Greenland Petermann Glacier 81°0′N 19°5′W/81.000°N 19.083°W/ 81.000; -19.083(Greenland) Greenland Romer Lake 81°0′N 14°18′W/81.000°N 14.300°W/ 81.000; -14.300(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

82nd parallel north

The 82nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 82 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It passes through the Arctic Ocean and North America. This is the first line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere to only touch one continent.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

The world's northernmost continuously-inhabited settlement, the weather station and military facility of Alert in Nunavut, is closest to this parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 82° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 82°0′N 0°0′E/82.000°N 0.000°E/ 82.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) Arctic Ocean Passing just north of Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia 82°0′N 89°0′W/82.000°N 89.000°W/ 82.000; -89.000(Canada) Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 82°0′N 62°34′W/82.000°N 62.567°W/ 82.000; -62.567(Nares Strait) Nares Strait 82°0′N 59°59′W/82.000°N 59.983°W/ 82.000; -59.983(Greenland) Greenland Nyeboe Land 82°0′N 54°13′W/82.000°N 54.217°W/ 82.000; -54.217(Sherard Osborn Fjord) St George Fjord 82°0′N 52°43′W/82.000°N 52.717°W/ 82.000; -52.717(Greenland) Greenland Hendrik Island 82°0′N 51°34′W/82.000°N 51.567°W/ 82.000; -51.567(Sherard Osborn Fjord) Sherard Osborn Fjord 82°0′N 49°0′W/82.000°N 49.000°W/ 82.000; -49.000(Greenland) Greenland Wulff Land 82°0′N 46°31′W/82.000°N 46.517°W/ 82.000; -46.517(Victoria Fjord) Victoria Fjord 82°0′N 32°26′W/82.000°N 32.433°W/ 82.000; -32.433(Greenland) Greenland Christian Erichsen Ice Cap 82°0′N 29°57′W/82.000°N 29.950°W/ 82.000; -29.950(Independence Fjord) Independence Fjord 82°0′N 24°48′W/82.000°N 24.800°W/ 82.000; -24.800(Greenland) Greenland Cape Peter Henrik 82°0′N 23°55′W/82.000°N 23.917°W/ 82.000; -23.917(Independence Fjord) Hagen Fjord 82°0′N 23°10′W/82.000°N 23.167°W/ 82.000; -23.167(Greenland) Greenland Cape Rigsdagen 82°0′N 22°13′W/82.000°N 22.217°W/ 82.000; -22.217(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Wandel Sea 82°0′N 21°18′W/82.000°N 21.300°W/ 82.000; -21.300(Greenland) Greenland Princess Thyra Island 82°0′N 20°43′W/82.000°N 20.717°W/ 82.000; -20.717(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Wandel Sea 82°0′N 20°17′W/82.000°N 20.283°W/ 82.000; -20.283(Greenland) Greenland Princess Margaret Island 82°0′N 17°50′W/82.000°N 17.833°W/ 82.000; -17.833(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean

83rd parallel north

The 83rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 83 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It passes through the Arctic Ocean and North America.

The northernmost land on earth, whether the permanent Kaffeklubben Island, or the shifting/resubmerging gravel banks of Oodaaq, ATOW1996, or 83-42, all of which are part of Greenland, are roughly 40 minutes of arc (75 to 79 kilometres) north of this parallel.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 83° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 83°0′N 0°0′E/83.000°N 0.000°E/ 83.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) Arctic Ocean 83°0′N 77°25′W/83.000°N 77.417°W/ 83.000; -77.417(Canada) Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 83°0′N 68°18′W/83.000°N 68.300°W/ 83.000; -68.300(Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°0′N 46°39′W/83.000°N 46.650°W/ 83.000; -46.650(Greenland) Greenland Sverdrup Island 83°0′N 46°13′W/83.000°N 46.217°W/ 83.000; -46.217(Lincoln Sea) Mascart Sound 83°0′N 43°45′W/83.000°N 43.750°W/ 83.000; -43.750(Greenland) Greenland Nansen Land 83°0′N 41°33′W/83.000°N 41.550°W/ 83.000; -41.550(Lincoln Sea) Thomas Thomsen Fjord 83°0′N 41°19′W/83.000°N 41.317°W/ 83.000; -41.317(Greenland) Greenland Borup Island 83°0′N 40°38′W/83.000°N 40.633°W/ 83.000; -40.633(Lincoln Sea) Adolf Jensen Fjord 83°0′N 39°45′W/83.000°N 39.750°W/ 83.000; -39.750(Greenland) Greenland MacMillan Island 83°0′N 39°43′W/83.000°N 39.717°W/ 83.000; -39.717(Lincoln Sea) De Long Fjord 83°0′N 36°47′W/83.000°N 36.783°W/ 83.000; -36.783(Greenland) Greenland Amundsen Land 83°0′N 33°20′W/83.000°N 33.333°W/ 83.000; -33.333(Lincoln Sea) Frederick E. Hyde Fjord / Citronen Fjord 83°0′N 28°40′W/83.000°N 28.667°W/ 83.000; -28.667(Greenland) Greenland Hans Egede Land 83°0′N 24°45′W/83.000°N 24.750°W/ 83.000; -24.750(Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean

84th and 85th parallels north

The 84th parallel north and the 85th parallel north are circles of latitude that are, respectively, 84 and 85 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. No land lies on either the 84th or 85th parallel north; they only lie on the Arctic Ocean; the 84th parallel is the first parallel by degree to do so. Regions north of the 84th parallel are excluded from UTM Zones.

The northernmost land on earth, Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland, is roughly 40 kilometres south of the 84th parallel.

At the 84th and 85th parallels, the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice. During the winter solstice, the 84th parallel is under astronomical twilight, and the 85th parallel is under total nighttime during the entire day. The 85th parallel is the first parallel by degree to do this. The Arctic Circle is the latitude where the center of the sun is visible at midnight during the summer solstice, as opposed to the entire disk.

See also

• 80th parallel north
• Arctic Ocean (86th parallel north and above)