72nd, parallel, north, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2020, learn, when. 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 72nd parallel north news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 72nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane in the Arctic It crosses the Atlantic Ocean Europe Asia the Arctic Ocean and North America 72 class notpageimage 72nd 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 This is the parallel where twilight nighttime boundary on the equinoxes Around the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 72 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes72 0 N 0 0 E 72 000 N 0 000 E 72 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea72 0 N 23 53 E 72 000 N 23 883 E 72 000 23 883 Barents Sea Barents Sea72 0 N 51 31 E 72 000 N 51 517 E 72 000 51 517 Russia Russia Novaya Zemlya Yuzhny Island72 0 N 55 22 E 72 000 N 55 367 E 72 000 55 367 Kara Sea Kara Sea72 0 N 68 36 E 72 000 N 68 600 E 72 000 68 600 Russia Russia Yamal Peninsula72 0 N 72 31 E 72 000 N 72 517 E 72 000 72 517 Gulf of Ob Gulf of Ob72 0 N 74 34 E 72 000 N 74 567 E 72 000 74 567 Russia Russia Gydan Peninsula passing through Khalmyer Bay and Yuratski Bay72 0 N 75 42 E 72 000 N 75 700 E 72 000 75 700 Russia Russia Khalmyer Bay Surrounded by Gydan Peninsula72 0 N 80 50 E 72 000 N 80 833 E 72 000 80 833 Yenisei Gulf Yenisei Gulf72 0 N 82 32 E 72 000 N 82 533 E 72 000 82 533 Russia Russia72 0 N 129 8 E 72 000 N 129 133 E 72 000 129 133 Laptev Sea Laptev Sea72 0 N 139 45 E 72 000 N 139 750 E 72 000 139 750 Russia Russia72 0 N 149 57 E 72 000 N 149 950 E 72 000 149 950 East Siberian Sea East Siberian Sea72 0 N 178 1 E 72 000 N 178 017 E 72 000 178 017 Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean72 0 N 152 16 W 72 000 N 152 267 W 72 000 152 267 Beaufort Sea Beaufort Sea72 0 N 125 45 W 72 000 N 125 750 W 72 000 125 750 Canada Canada Northwest Territories Banks Island72 0 N 120 20 W 72 000 N 120 333 W 72 000 120 333 Prince of Wales Strait Prince of Wales Strait72 0 N 118 53 W 72 000 N 118 883 W 72 000 118 883 Canada Canada Northwest Territories Victoria Island Nunavut Victoria Island72 0 N 108 23 W 72 000 N 108 383 W 72 000 108 383 Hadley Bay Hadley Bay72 0 N 107 31 W 72 000 N 107 517 W 72 000 107 517 Canada Canada Nunavut Victoria Island72 0 N 104 49 W 72 000 N 104 817 W 72 000 104 817 M Clintock Channel M Clintock Channel72 0 N 100 18 W 72 000 N 100 300 W 72 000 100 300 Canada Canada Nunavut Prince of Wales Island72 0 N 96 27 W 72 000 N 96 450 W 72 000 96 450 Peel Sound Peel Sound72 0 N 95 12 W 72 000 N 95 200 W 72 000 95 200 Canada Canada Nunavut Somerset Island72 0 N 94 49 W 72 000 N 94 817 W 72 000 94 817 Bellot Strait Bellot Strait72 0 N 94 39 W 72 000 N 94 650 W 72 000 94 650 Canada Canada Nunavut Murchison Promontory72 0 N 94 2 W 72 000 N 94 033 W 72 000 94 033 Prince Regent Inlet Prince Regent Inlet72 0 N 89 58 W 72 000 N 89 967 W 72 000 89 967 Canada Canada Nunavut Baffin Island72 0 N 86 21 W 72 000 N 86 350 W 72 000 86 350 Admiralty Inlet Admiralty Inlet72 0 N 86 0 W 72 000 N 86 000 W 72 000 86 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Baffin Island72 0 N 74 8 W 72 000 N 74 133 W 72 000 74 133 Baffin Bay Baffin Bay72 0 N 54 0 W 72 000 N 54 000 W 72 000 54 000 Greenland Greenland Nunavik Peninsula72 0 N 25 0 W 72 000 N 25 000 W 72 000 25 000 Greenland Greenland Stauning Alps72 0 N 22 56 W 72 000 N 22 933 W 72 000 22 933 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian SeaSee also Edit71st parallel north 73rd parallel north Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 72nd parallel north amp oldid 1115908898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
