65th parallel north

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65th parallel north

The 65th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 65 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 22 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice and 3 hours, 35 minutes during the December solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 65° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
65°0′N0°0′E / 65.000°N 0.000°E / 65.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
65°0′N10°49′E / 65.000°N 10.817°E / 65.000; 10.817 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Islands and skerries of Nærøysund Municipality, Trøndelag
65°0′N11°9′E / 65.000°N 11.150°E / 65.000; 11.150 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Risværfjorden, Norwegian Sea
65°0′N11°37′E / 65.000°N 11.617°E / 65.000; 11.617 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Mainland Trøndelag
65°0′N11°47′E / 65.000°N 11.783°E / 65.000; 11.783 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Årsetfjorden, Lekafjorden, Norwegian Sea
65°0′N11°48′E / 65.000°N 11.800°E / 65.000; 11.800 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Trøndelag, Nordland
65°0′N20°03′E / 65.000°N 20.050°E / 65.000; 20.050 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jörn, Västerbotten County
65°0′N21°23′E / 65.000°N 21.383°E / 65.000; 21.383 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
65°0′N24°34′E / 65.000°N 24.567°E / 65.000; 24.567 (Finland) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Island of Hailuoto and mainland, passing south of Oulu.
65°0′N29°36′E / 65.000°N 29.600°E / 65.000; 29.600 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
65°0′N34°48′E / 65.000°N 34.800°E / 65.000; 34.800 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea
65°0′N35°42′E / 65.000°N 35.700°E / 65.000; 35.700 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Solovetsky Islands
65°0′N35°51′E / 65.000°N 35.850°E / 65.000; 35.850 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea
65°0′N36°48′E / 65.000°N 36.800°E / 65.000; 36.800 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Onega Peninsula
65°0′N37°43′E / 65.000°N 37.717°E / 65.000; 37.717 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Dvina Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea
65°0′N40°19′E / 65.000°N 40.317°E / 65.000; 40.317 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
65°0′N179°53′E / 65.000°N 179.883°E / 65.000; 179.883 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea
65°0′N175°52′W / 65.000°N 175.867°W / 65.000; -175.867 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Chukchi Peninsula
65°0′N172°13′W / 65.000°N 172.217°W / 65.000; -172.217 (Bering Strait) Pacific Ocean Bering Strait, Bering Sea
Passing just north of King Island, Alaska, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
65°0′N166°41′W / 65.000°N 166.683°W / 65.000; -166.683 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska
65°0′N141°0′W / 65.000°N 141.000°W / 65.000; -141.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories – passing through Great Bear Lake
Nunavut
65°0′N87°7′W / 65.000°N 87.117°W / 65.000; -87.117 (Roes Welcome Sound) Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay
65°0′N86°12′W / 65.000°N 86.200°W / 65.000; -86.200 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutSouthampton Island
65°0′N83°17′W / 65.000°N 83.283°W / 65.000; -83.283 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin
65°0′N78°3′W / 65.000°N 78.050°W / 65.000; -78.050 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutBaffin Island
65°0′N66°30′W / 65.000°N 66.500°W / 65.000; -66.500 (Cumberland Sound) Arctic Ocean Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea
65°0′N63°49′W / 65.000°N 63.817°W / 65.000; -63.817 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutCumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island
65°0′N63°27′W / 65.000°N 63.450°W / 65.000; -63.450 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait
65°0′N51°48′W / 65.000°N 51.800°W / 65.000; -51.800 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Fiskevandet
65°0′N40°36′W / 65.000°N 40.600°W / 65.000; -40.600 (Pikiulleq) Atlantic Ocean Pikiulleq, Denmark Strait
65°0′N39°46′W / 65.000°N 39.767°W / 65.000; -39.767 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Takiseeq
65°0′N39°47′W / 65.000°N 39.783°W / 65.000; -39.783 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait
65°0′N23°14′W / 65.000°N 23.233°W / 65.000; -23.233 (Iceland) Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
65°0′N13°36′W / 65.000°N 13.600°W / 65.000; -13.600 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea

Notable cities and towns on 65°N

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References

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