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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.

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68th parallel north
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At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:

Co-ordinates 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

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 68th parallel north news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 68 class notpageimage 68th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLAt this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice Around the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 68 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or ocean Notes68 0 N 0 0 E 68 000 N 0 000 E 68 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea68 0 N 13 0 E 68 000 N 13 000 E 68 000 13 000 Norway Norway Moskenesoya Lofoten Nordland68 0 N 13 17 E 68 000 N 13 283 E 68 000 13 283 Vestfjord Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden Norwegian Sea68 0 N 15 4 E 68 000 N 15 067 E 68 000 15 067 Norway Norway Engeloya Nordland68 0 N 15 7 E 68 000 N 15 117 E 68 000 15 117 Vestfjord Atlantic Ocean Skagstadsundet Norwegian Sea68 0 N 15 4 E 68 000 N 15 067 E 68 000 15 067 Norway Norway Lundoya and Finnoya and the mainland Nordland68 0 N 13 17 E 68 000 N 13 283 E 68 000 13 283 Vestfjord Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden Norwegian Sea68 0 N 15 4 E 68 000 N 15 067 E 68 000 15 067 Norway Norway Engeloya Lundoya and Finnoya and the mainland Nordland68 0 N 13 17 E 68 000 N 13 283 E 68 000 13 283 Vestfjord Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden Norwegian Sea68 0 N 15 6 E 68 000 N 15 100 E 68 000 15 100 Norway Norway Islands of Engeloya Lundoya and Finnoya and the mainland Nordland68 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 km68 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 Lapland68 0 N 29 25 E 68 000 N 29 417 E 68 000 29 417 Russia Russia Kola Peninsula Murmansk Oblast68 0 N 39 58 E 68 000 N 39 967 E 68 000 39 967 White Sea Arctic Ocean White Sea68 0 N 44 14 E 68 000 N 44 233 E 68 000 44 233 Russia Russia Kanin Peninsula Nenets Autonomous Okrug68 0 N 46 33 E 68 000 N 46 550 E 68 000 46 550 Barents Sea Arctic Ocean Barents Sea68 0 N 49 43 E 68 000 N 49 717 E 68 000 49 717 Russia Russia Nenets Autonomous OkrugKomi RepublicYamalo Nenets Autonomous Okrug68 0 N 73 6 E 68 000 N 73 100 E 68 000 73 100 Gulf of Ob Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob Kara Sea68 0 N 74 48 E 68 000 N 74 800 E 68 000 74 800 Russia Russia Yamalo Nenets Autonomous Okrug68 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 KraiYakutiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug68 0 N 176 31 W 68 000 N 176 517 W 68 000 176 517 Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea68 0 N 165 15 W 68 000 N 165 250 W 68 000 165 250 United States United States Alaska68 0 N 141 0 W 68 000 N 141 000 W 68 000 141 000 Canada Canada Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut68 0 N 115 7 W 68 000 N 115 117 W 68 000 115 117 Coronation Gulf Arctic Ocean Coronation GulfPassing just north of the Couper Berens and Lawford Islands Passing just north of Hepburn IslandPassing just south of the Jameson Islands68 0 N 110 9 W 68 000 N 110 150 W 68 000 110 150 Canada Canada Nunavut68 0 N 110 0 W 68 000 N 110 000 W 68 000 110 000 Bathurst Inlet Arctic Ocean Bathurst Inlet68 0 N 109 26 W 68 000 N 109 433 W 68 000 109 433 Canada Canada Nunavut Chapman Islands68 0 N 109 0 W 68 000 N 109 000 W 68 000 109 000 Bathurst Inlet Arctic Ocean Bathurst InletPassing just north of Lewes Island Fishers Island68 0 N 107 53 W 68 000 N 107 883 W 68 000 107 883 Canada Canada Nunavut68 0 N 103 17 W 68 000 N 103 283 W 68 000 103 283 Queen Maud Gulf Arctic Ocean Queen Maud Gulf68 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 Peninsula68 0 N 96 6 W 68 000 N 96 100 W 68 000 96 100 Chantrey Inlet Arctic Ocean Chantrey Inlet68 0 N 95 25 W 68 000 N 95 417 W 68 000 95 417 Canada Canada Nunavut68 0 N 88 20 W 68 000 N 88 333 W 68 000 88 333 Committee Bay Arctic Ocean Committee Bay68 0 N 86 48 W 68 000 N 86 800 W 68 000 86 800 Canada Canada Nunavut Wales Island and Melville Peninsula68 0 N 82 9 W 68 000 N 82 150 W 68 000 82 150 Foxe Basin Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin68 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 Island68 0 N 64 46 W 68 000 N 64 767 W 68 000 64 767 Davis Strait Arctic Ocean Davis Strait68 0 N 50 20 W 68 000 N 50 333 W 68 000 50 333 Greenland Greenland AvannaataSermersooq68 0 N 31 49 W 68 000 N 31 817 W 68 000 31 817 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian SeaSee also Edit67th parallel north 69th parallel north Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 68th parallel north amp oldid 1015176585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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