70th parallel north

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On Victoria Island, Canada, part of the border between Northwest Territories (green) and Nunavut (white) is defined by the 70th parallel north VictoriaIslandMap.png
On Victoria Island, Canada, part of the border between Northwest Territories (green) and Nunavut (white) is defined by the 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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At this latitude midnight sun lasts from about May 16th to July 27th, and civil polar twilight from November 25th to January 16th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 43.45° and -3.04° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 3.64°.

Around the world

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

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
70°0′N0°0′E / 70.000°N 0.000°E / 70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
70°0′N18°40′E / 70.000°N 18.667°E / 70.000; 18.667 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Troms – islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland
Finnmark (mainland)
70°0′N27°22′E / 70.000°N 27.367°E / 70.000; 27.367 (Finland) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Passing about 10.3 km (6.3 miles) south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at 70°05.537′N27°57.335′E / 70.092283°N 27.955583°E / 70.092283; 27.955583 in the village of Nuorgam
70°0′N28°2′E / 70.000°N 28.033°E / 70.000; 28.033 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Finnmark
70°0′N29°30′E / 70.000°N 29.500°E / 70.000; 29.500 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
70°0′N58°44′E / 70.000°N 58.733°E / 70.000; 58.733 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vaygach Island
70°0′N60°12′E / 70.000°N 60.200°E / 70.000; 60.200 (Barents Sea) Kara Sea
70°0′N66°56′E / 70.000°N 66.933°E / 70.000; 66.933 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yamal Peninsula
70°0′N72°30′E / 70.000°N 72.500°E / 70.000; 72.500 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
70°0′N73°45′E / 70.000°N 73.750°E / 70.000; 73.750 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
70°0′N159°53′E / 70.000°N 159.883°E / 70.000; 159.883 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
70°0′N168°13′E / 70.000°N 168.217°E / 70.000; 168.217 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ayon Island
70°0′N168°31′E / 70.000°N 168.517°E / 70.000; 168.517 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
70°0′N170°35′E / 70.000°N 170.583°E / 70.000; 170.583 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
70°0′N171°48′E / 70.000°N 171.800°E / 70.000; 171.800 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
70°0′N177°56′E / 70.000°N 177.933°E / 70.000; 177.933 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
70°0′N162°27′W / 70.000°N 162.450°W / 70.000; -162.450 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska
70°0′N142°34′W / 70.000°N 142.567°W / 70.000; -142.567 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°0′N131°2′W / 70.000°N 131.033°W / 70.000; -131.033 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest TerritoriesTuktoyaktuk Peninsula
70°0′N129°30′W / 70.000°N 129.500°W / 70.000; -129.500 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°0′N128°18′W / 70.000°N 128.300°W / 70.000; -128.300 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest TerritoriesCape Bathurst Peninsula
70°0′N126°54′W / 70.000°N 126.900°W / 70.000; -126.900 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N125°12′W / 70.000°N 125.200°W / 70.000; -125.200 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest TerritoriesParry Peninsula
70°0′N124°30′W / 70.000°N 124.500°W / 70.000; -124.500 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N117°22′W / 70.000°N 117.367°W / 70.000; -117.367 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada On Victoria Island:
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories / Nunavut border
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories / Nunavut border
Nunavut
70°0′N100°48′W / 70.000°N 100.800°W / 70.000; -100.800 (Victoria Strait) Victoria Strait
70°0′N98°50′W / 70.000°N 98.833°W / 70.000; -98.833 (Larsen Sound) Larsen Sound Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
70°0′N97°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, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
70°0′N96°17′W / 70.000°N 96.283°W / 70.000; -96.283 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut
70°0′N92°1′W / 70.000°N 92.017°W / 70.000; -92.017 (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia
70°0′N86°54′W / 70.000°N 86.900°W / 70.000; -86.900 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutCrown Prince Frederik Island
70°0′N86°27′W / 70.000°N 86.450°W / 70.000; -86.450 (Fury and Hecla Strait) Fury and Hecla Strait
70°0′N84°20′W / 70.000°N 84.333°W / 70.000; -84.333 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutBaffin Island
70°0′N81°9′W / 70.000°N 81.150°W / 70.000; -81.150 (Murray Maxwell Bay) Murray Maxwell Bay
70°0′N80°19′W / 70.000°N 80.317°W / 70.000; -80.317 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutBaffin Island
70°0′N78°39′W / 70.000°N 78.650°W / 70.000; -78.650 (Steensby Inlet) Steensby Inlet
70°0′N77°41′W / 70.000°N 77.683°W / 70.000; -77.683 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutBaffin Island
70°0′N67°20′W / 70.000°N 67.333°W / 70.000; -67.333 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Northern limit of the Davis Strait
70°0′N53°39′W / 70.000°N 53.650°W / 70.000; -53.650 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Disko Island
70°0′N52°30′W / 70.000°N 52.500°W / 70.000; -52.500 (Sullorsuaq Strait) Sullorsuaq Strait
70°0′N51°28′W / 70.000°N 51.467°W / 70.000; -51.467 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°0′N50°37′W / 70.000°N 50.617°W / 70.000; -50.617 (Torsukattak Fjord) Torsukattak Fjord
70°0′N50°10′W / 70.000°N 50.167°W / 70.000; -50.167 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Sermeq Kujalleq
70°0′N27°20′W / 70.000°N 27.333°W / 70.000; -27.333 (Gaasefjord) Gaasefjord
70°0′N25°15′W / 70.000°N 25.250°W / 70.000; -25.250 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Geikie Plateau
70°0′N22°18′W / 70.000°N 22.300°W / 70.000; -22.300 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea

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