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64th parallel north

The 64th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 64 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 21 hours, 1 minute during the summer solstice and 4 hours, 12 minutes during the winter solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 64° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
64°0′N0°0′E / 64.000°N 0.000°E / 64.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
64°0′N9°5′E / 64.000°N 9.083°E / 64.000; 9.083 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Islands and skerries of Froan, Trøndelag
64°0′N9°11′E / 64.000°N 9.183°E / 64.000; 9.183 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Frohavet, Norwegian Sea
64°0′N9°49′E / 64.000°N 9.817°E / 64.000; 9.817 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Islands and skerries of, and Linesøya, Trøndelag
64°0′N9°55′E / 64.000°N 9.917°E / 64.000; 9.917 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Linesfjorden and Paulen, Norwegian Sea
64°0′N10°1′E / 64.000°N 10.017°E / 64.000; 10.017 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Mainland Trøndelag
64°0′N11°11′E / 64.000°N 11.183°E / 64.000; 11.183 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Beitstadfjorden, Trondheimsfjorden, Norwegian Sea
64°0′N11°28′E / 64.000°N 11.467°E / 64.000; 11.467 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Trøndelag
64°0′N12°45′E / 64.000°N 12.750°E / 64.000; 12.750 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Passing just north of Umeå
64°0′N20°55′E / 64.000°N 20.917°E / 64.000; 20.917 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
64°0′N23°23′E / 64.000°N 23.383°E / 64.000; 23.383 (Finland) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
64°0′N30°28′E / 64.000°N 30.467°E / 64.000; 30.467 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
64°0′N36°15′E / 64.000°N 36.250°E / 64.000; 36.250 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea
64°0′N38°4′E / 64.000°N 38.067°E / 64.000; 38.067 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
64°0′N178°40′E / 64.000°N 178.667°E / 64.000; 178.667 (Bering Sea) Arctic Ocean Bering Sea
64°0′N160°54′W / 64.000°N 160.900°W / 64.000; -160.900 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska - passing through a runway of Allen Army Airfield
64°0′N141°0′W / 64.000°N 141.000°W / 64.000; -141.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yukon - passing 6 km south of Dawson City
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
64°0′N88°41′W / 64.000°N 88.683°W / 64.000; -88.683 (Roes Welcome Sound) Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay
64°0′N86°34′W / 64.000°N 86.567°W / 64.000; -86.567 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Southampton Island
64°0′N83°40′W / 64.000°N 83.667°W / 64.000; -83.667 (South Bay) Arctic Ocean South Bay, Hudson Bay
64°0′N83°9′W / 64.000°N 83.150°W / 64.000; -83.150 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Southampton Island
64°0′N80°36′W / 64.000°N 80.600°W / 64.000; -80.600 (Foxe Channel) Arctic Ocean Foxe Channel
64°0′N78°2′W / 64.000°N 78.033°W / 64.000; -78.033 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Mill Island and neighbouring islands
64°0′N77°30′W / 64.000°N 77.500°W / 64.000; -77.500 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait
64°0′N72°44′W / 64.000°N 72.733°W / 64.000; -72.733 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
64°0′N64°40′W / 64.000°N 64.667°W / 64.000; -64.667 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait
64°0′N51°43′W / 64.000°N 51.717°W / 64.000; -51.717 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Sermersooq
Passing just south of Nuuk
64°0′N40°38′W / 64.000°N 40.633°W / 64.000; -40.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
64°0′N22°43′W / 64.000°N 22.717°W / 64.000; -22.717 (Iceland) Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Passing just south of Reykjavík
64°0′N16°17′W / 64.000°N 16.283°W / 64.000; -16.283 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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