Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north

{{short description|Circles of latitude}} 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== {{Location map-line|lat=66}} {{kml}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} The '''66th parallel north''' is a circle of latitude that is 66 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, approximately {{convert|61|km}} 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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or ocean ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" rowspan="2" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|11|50|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{ill|Gåsværfjorden, Herøy|ceb|Gåsværfjorden (agianan nga kadagatan sa Noruwega, lat 66,02, long 12,02)|nn|Gåsværfjorden i Herøy|no|Gåsværfjorden (Herøy)}}, Norwegian Sea<ref name="U.S. Government Printing Office 1940" /> |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Skerries of {{ill|Steinan|ceb|Steinan (gamay nga pulo sa Noruwega, Nordland Fylke, Vega)}}, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|5|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{ill|Oddfjorden|ceb||nn||no}}, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|8|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Islands and skerries of Vardøya and Ytre Øksningan, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|14|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Øksningssundet, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|16|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Hestøya, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|17|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hestøysundet, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|18|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Nord-Herøy, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|21|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gautholet, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|23|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Hjartøya, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|24|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{ill|Alstenfjorden|da||nn||no}}, Norwegian Sea<ref name="Kiær 1980" /> |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|33|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Alsta, Nordland<ref name="Nickel 2017" /> |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|38|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Leirfjorden, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|42|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Alsta, Nordland; passing just south of Sandnessjøen |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|54|E|type:landmark|name=Norwegian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vefsnfjorden, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|12|57|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Mainland Nordland |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|14|33|E|type:country|name=Sweden}} ! scope="row" | {{SWE}} | |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|24|2|E|type:country|name=Finland}} ! scope="row" | {{FIN}} | |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|30|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|34|37|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | White Sea, Barents Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|40|54|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|179|45|W|type:waterbody|name=Bering Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|178|52|W|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Chukchi Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|170|11|W|type:waterbody|name=Bering Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Strait |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|166|58|W|type:country|name=United States}} ! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | 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 |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|86|4|W|type:waterbody|name=Roes Welcome Sound}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|85|9|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – White Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|84|53|W|type:waterbody|name=Frozen Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Frozen Strait |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|84|22|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Vansittart Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|83|52|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|83|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – {{ill|Nunaariatjuaq Island|ceb||sv}} |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|83|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|74|17|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|67|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Cumberland Sound}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|65|57|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|61|59|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|53|27|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | {{ill|Serfartooq|ceb}} |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|37|50|W|type:waterbody|name=Sermilik}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sermilik, Denmark Strait |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|35|46|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | {{ill|Moroene|ceb}} |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|35|44|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Denmark Strait |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|23|48|W|type:country|name=Iceland}} ! scope="row" | {{ISL}} | Westfjords peninsula<ref name="Cornell University Library 1926" /> |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|20|29|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Húnaflói |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|20|31|W|type:country|name=Iceland}} ! scope="row" | {{ISL}} | Skagaströnd town on Skagi peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|19|56|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagafjörður |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|19|41|W|type:country|name=Iceland}} ! scope="row" | {{ISL}} | Tröllaskagi peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|18|47|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Eyjafjörður by Dalvík town |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|18|18|W|type:country|name=Iceland}} ! scope="row" | {{ISL}} | {{ill|Flateyjarskagi|de||fr||is||pl}} og Fjörður peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|17|58|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skjálfandi |- | {{Coord|66|0|N|17|33|W|type:country|name=Iceland}} ! scope="row" | {{ISL}} | Tjörnes by Húsavík, exiting by Langanes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|N|14|38|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea |}

==67th parallel north== {{Location map-line|lat=67}} {{kml}} 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:

==68th parallel north== {{Location map-line|lat=68}} {{kml}} 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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or ocean ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Moskenesøya, Lofoten, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Engeløya, Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagstadsundet, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|6|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|17|1|E|type:country|name=Sweden}} ! scope="row" | {{SWE}} | Norrbotten County (Lapland province) |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|17|48|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Nordland, for about 5,8 km |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|17|56|E|type:country|name=Sweden}} ! scope="row" | {{SWE}} | Norrbotten County (Lapland and Norrbotten provinces) |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|23|33|E|type:country|name=Finland}} ! scope="row" | {{FIN}} | Lapland |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|29|25|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|39|58|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | White Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|44|14|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Kanin Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|46|33|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|49|43|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Nenets Autonomous Okrug Komi Republic Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|73|6|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|74|48|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|77|12|E|type:waterbody|name=Taz Estuary}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taz Estuary, Kara Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|77|30|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|176|31|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|165|15|W|type:country|name=United States}} ! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|115|7|W|type:waterbody|name=Coronation Gulf}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 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 |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|110|9|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|110|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bathurst Inlet}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bathurst Inlet |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|109|26|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut - Chapman Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|109|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bathurst Inlet}} | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bathurst Inlet Passing just north of Lewes Island Fishers Island |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|107|53|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|103|17|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|98|59|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut - O'Reilly Island, Klutschak Peninsula and Adelaide Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|96|6|W|type:waterbody|name=Chantrey Inlet}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chantrey Inlet |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|95|25|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|88|20|W|type:waterbody|name=Committee Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Committee Bay |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|86|48|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut - Wales Island and Melville Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|82|9|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|77|2|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut - Prince Charles Island, Air Force Island and Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|64|46|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait |- | {{Coord|68|0|N|50|20|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Avannaata Sermersooq |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|31|49|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea |- |}

==69th parallel north== {{Location map-line|lat=69}} {{kml}} 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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|15|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Islands of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|20|9|E|type:country|name=Sweden}} ! scope="row" | {{SWE}} | Norrbotten County (Lapland province) Passing 6.7 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|20|50|E|type:country|name=Finland}} ! scope="row" | {{FIN}} | Lapland |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|22|6|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Troms |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|25|44|E|type:country|name=Finland}} ! scope="row" | {{FIN}} | Lapland |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|28|44|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | | Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast Passing 5.8 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia Passing northern parts of Murmansk |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|36|37|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|48|12|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Island of Kolguyev, Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|50|10|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea, Barents Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|60|57|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|66|24|E|type:waterbody|name=Kara Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baydaratskaya Bay, Kara Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|68|26|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|72|31|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|74|5|E|type:waterbody|name=Taz Estuary}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taz Estuary, Kara Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|76|58|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|169|24|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chaunskaya Bay, East Siberian Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|170|54|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|179|56|E|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|163|54|W|type:country|name=United States}} ! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Yukon |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|137|28|W|type:waterbody|name=Beaufort Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mackenzie Bay, Beaufort Sea |- |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|136|7|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Mackenzie River delta and mainland Northwest Territories Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|117|53|W|type:waterbody|name=Dolphin and Union Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|115|53|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|115|47|W|type:waterbody|name=Dolphin and Union Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|113|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Victoria Island, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|107|24|W|type:waterbody|name=Dease Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dease Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|105|4|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|101|48|W|type:waterbody|name=Victoria Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|100|36|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Royal Geographical Society Islands, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|99|59|W|type:waterbody|name=Alexandra Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Alexandra Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|99|31|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | King William Island, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|95|53|W|type:waterbody|name=Rae Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Rae Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|94|21|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|90|40|W|type:waterbody|name=Pelly Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pelly Bay, Gulf of Boothia |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|90|9|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | (unnamed islands) Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|89|54|W|type:waterbody|name=Pelly Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|89|42|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Simpson Peninsula, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|88|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Committee Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|85|25|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Islands off coast and mainland Melville Peninsula, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|81|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|79|18|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Rowley Island, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|78|42|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|76|37|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Baffin Island, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|68|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait |- | {{Coord|69|0|N|51|08|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Avannaata Sermersooq |- |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|25|40|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 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== {{Location map-line|lat=70}} {{kml}} [[File:VictoriaIslandMap.png|thumb|right|On Victoria Island, Canada, part of the border between Northwest Territories (green) and Nunavut (white) is defined by the 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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea |-valign="top" | {{Coord|70|0|N|18|40|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Troms – islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland Finnmark (mainland) |-valign="top" | {{Coord|70|0|N|27|22|E|type:country|name=Finland}} ! scope="row" | {{FIN}} | Passing about 10.3 km (6.3 miles) south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at {{Coord|70|05.537|N|27|57.335|E}} in the village of Nuorgam |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|28|2|E|type:country|name=Norway}} ! scope="row" | {{NOR}} | Finnmark |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|29|30|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|58|44|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Vaygach Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|60|12|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kara Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|66|56|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Yamal Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|72|30|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|73|45|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|159|53|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|168|13|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | Ayon Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|168|31|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|170|35|E|type:country|name=Russia}} ! scope="row" | {{RUS}} | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|171|48|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|177|56|E|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|162|27|W|type:country|name=United States}} ! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|142|34|W|type:waterbody|name=Beaufort Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|131|2|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Northwest Territories – Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|129|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Beaufort Sea}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|128|18|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Northwest Territories – Cape Bathurst Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|126|54|W|type:waterbody|name=Amundsen Gulf}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|125|12|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Northwest Territories – Parry Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|124|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Amundsen Gulf}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | {{Coord|70|0|N|117|22|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | On Victoria Island: – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|100|48|W|type:waterbody|name=Victoria Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|98|50|W|type:waterbody|name=Larsen Sound}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Larsen Sound | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|97|35|W|type:waterbody|name=James Ross Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | James Ross Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, {{CAN}} |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|96|17|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|92|1|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Boothia}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|86|54|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Crown Prince Frederik Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|86|27|W|type:waterbody|name=Fury and Hecla Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Fury and Hecla Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|84|20|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|81|9|W|type:waterbody|name=Murray Maxwell Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Murray Maxwell Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|80|19|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|78|39|W|type:waterbody|name=Steensby Inlet}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Steensby Inlet | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|77|41|W|type:country|name=Canada}} ! scope="row" | {{CAN}} | Nunavut – Baffin Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|67|20|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baffin Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Northern limit of the Davis Strait |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|53|39|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Disko Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|52|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Sullorsuaq Strait}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sullorsuaq Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|51|28|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Nuussuaq Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|50|37|W|type:waterbody|name=Torsukattak Fjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Torsukattak Fjord | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|50|10|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Sermeq Kujalleq |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|27|20|W|type:waterbody|name=Gaasefjord}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gaasefjord | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | {{Coord|70|0|N|25|15|W|type:country|name=Greenland}} ! scope="row" | {{GRL}} | Geikie Plateau |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|22|18|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea |}

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Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north

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