69th parallel north

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69th parallel north

The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 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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At this latitude the midnight sun lasts from about May 20th to July 22nd, and civil polar twilight from about December 1st to January 11th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 44.45° and -1.52° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 2.69°.

If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
69°0′N0°0′E / 69.000°N 0.000°E / 69.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
69°0′N15°0′E / 69.000°N 15.000°E / 69.000; 15.000 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Islands of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms
69°0′N20°9′E / 69.000°N 20.150°E / 69.000; 20.150 (Sweden) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland province)
Passing 6.7 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden
69°0′N20°50′E / 69.000°N 20.833°E / 69.000; 20.833 (Finland) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lapland
69°0′N22°6′E / 69.000°N 22.100°E / 69.000; 22.100 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Troms
69°0′N25°44′E / 69.000°N 25.733°E / 69.000; 25.733 (Finland) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lapland
69°0′N28°44′E / 69.000°N 28.733°E / 69.000; 28.733 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast
Passing 5.8 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia
Passing northern parts of Murmansk
69°0′N36°37′E / 69.000°N 36.617°E / 69.000; 36.617 (Barents Sea) Arctic Ocean Barents Sea
69°0′N48°12′E / 69.000°N 48.200°E / 69.000; 48.200 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Island of Kolguyev, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N50°10′E / 69.000°N 50.167°E / 69.000; 50.167 (Barents Sea) Arctic Ocean Pechora Sea, Barents Sea
69°0′N60°57′E / 69.000°N 60.950°E / 69.000; 60.950 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N66°24′E / 69.000°N 66.400°E / 69.000; 66.400 (Kara Sea) Arctic Ocean Baydaratskaya Bay, Kara Sea
69°0′N68°26′E / 69.000°N 68.433°E / 69.000; 68.433 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N72°31′E / 69.000°N 72.517°E / 69.000; 72.517 (Gulf of Ob) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea
69°0′N74°5′E / 69.000°N 74.083°E / 69.000; 74.083 (Taz Estuary) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary, Kara Sea
69°0′N76°58′E / 69.000°N 76.967°E / 69.000; 76.967 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yakutia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N169°24′E / 69.000°N 169.400°E / 69.000; 169.400 (East Siberian Sea) Arctic Ocean Chaunskaya Bay, East Siberian Sea
69°0′N170°54′E / 69.000°N 170.900°E / 69.000; 170.900 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N179°56′E / 69.000°N 179.933°E / 69.000; 179.933 (Chukchi Sea) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea
69°0′N163°54′W / 69.000°N 163.900°W / 69.000; -163.900 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska
69°0′N141°0′W / 69.000°N 141.000°W / 69.000; -141.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yukon
69°0′N137°28′W / 69.000°N 137.467°W / 69.000; -137.467 (Beaufort Sea) Arctic Sea Mackenzie Bay, Beaufort Sea
69°0′N136°7′W / 69.000°N 136.117°W / 69.000; -136.117 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mackenzie River delta and mainland Northwest Territories
Nunavut
69°0′N117°53′W / 69.000°N 117.883°W / 69.000; -117.883 (Dolphin and Union Strait) Arctic Sea Dolphin and Union Strait
69°0′N115°53′W / 69.000°N 115.883°W / 69.000; -115.883 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
69°0′N115°47′W / 69.000°N 115.783°W / 69.000; -115.783 (Dolphin and Union Strait) Arctic SeaDolphin and Union Strait
69°0′N113°33′W / 69.000°N 113.550°W / 69.000; -113.550 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Victoria Island, Nunavut
69°0′N107°24′W / 69.000°N 107.400°W / 69.000; -107.400 (Dease Strait) Arctic Sea Dease Strait
69°0′N105°4′W / 69.000°N 105.067°W / 69.000; -105.067 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Victoria Island, Nunavut
69°0′N101°48′W / 69.000°N 101.800°W / 69.000; -101.800 (Victoria Strait) Arctic Sea Victoria Strait
69°0′N100°36′W / 69.000°N 100.600°W / 69.000; -100.600 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Royal Geographical Society Islands, Nunavut
69°0′N99°59′W / 69.000°N 99.983°W / 69.000; -99.983 (Alexandra Strait) Arctic Sea Alexandra Strait
69°0′N99°31′W / 69.000°N 99.517°W / 69.000; -99.517 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada King William Island, Nunavut
69°0′N95°53′W / 69.000°N 95.883°W / 69.000; -95.883 (Rae Strait) Arctic Sea Rae Strait
69°0′N94°21′W / 69.000°N 94.350°W / 69.000; -94.350 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
69°0′N90°40′W / 69.000°N 90.667°W / 69.000; -90.667 (Pelly Bay) Arctic Sea Pelly Bay, Gulf of Boothia
69°0′N90°9′W / 69.000°N 90.150°W / 69.000; -90.150 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (unnamed islands) Nunavut
69°0′N89°54′W / 69.000°N 89.900°W / 69.000; -89.900 (Pelly Bay) Arctic SeaGulf of Boothia
69°0′N89°42′W / 69.000°N 89.700°W / 69.000; -89.700 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Simpson Peninsula, Nunavut
69°0′N88°30′W / 69.000°N 88.500°W / 69.000; -88.500 (Committee Bay) Arctic Sea Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia
69°0′N85°25′W / 69.000°N 85.417°W / 69.000; -85.417 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Islands off coast and mainland Melville Peninsula, Nunavut
69°0′N81°30′W / 69.000°N 81.500°W / 69.000; -81.500 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Sea Foxe Basin
69°0′N79°18′W / 69.000°N 79.300°W / 69.000; -79.300 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rowley Island, Nunavut
69°0′N78°42′W / 69.000°N 78.700°W / 69.000; -78.700 (Foxe Basin) Arctic SeaFoxe Basin
69°0′N76°37′W / 69.000°N 76.617°W / 69.000; -76.617 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Baffin Island, Nunavut
69°0′N68°0′W / 69.000°N 68.000°W / 69.000; -68.000 (Davis Strait) Arctic Sea Davis Strait
69°0′N51°08′W / 69.000°N 51.133°W / 69.000; -51.133 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Avannaata
Sermersooq
69°0′N25°40′W / 69.000°N 25.667°W / 69.000; -25.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea

Notable cities and towns on 69°N

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