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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.

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70th parallel north
On Victoria Island, Canada, part of the border between Northwest Territories (green) and Nunavut (white) is defined by the 70th parallel north

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

On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 43.44 degrees and –3.44 degrees on 21 December.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° north passes through:

Co-ordinates 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 km 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 TerritoriesParry 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 NunavutCrown 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 NunavutBaffin 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 NunavutBaffin 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 NunavutBaffin 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

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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 70th parallel north news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 70 class notpageimage 70th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates On Victoria Island Canada part of the border between Northwest Territories green and Nunavut white is defined by the 70th parallel north At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice On 21 June the maximum altitude of the sun is 43 44 degrees and 3 44 degrees on 21 December Around the world editStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 70 north passes through Co ordinates 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 nbsp Norway Troms islands of Rebbenesoya Ringvassoy Reinoya Karlsoya and Kagen mainland island of Skorpa mainland Finnmark mainland 70 0 N 27 22 E 70 000 N 27 367 E 70 000 27 367 Finland nbsp Finland Passing about 10 km 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Canada 70 0 N 96 17 W 70 000 N 96 283 W 70 000 96 283 Canada nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 SeaSee also edit69th parallel north 71st parallel northReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 70th parallel north amp oldid 1190761913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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