76th parallel north

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The 76th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 76 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and nautical twilight during the winter solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 76° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
76°0′N0°0′E / 76.000°N 0.000°E / 76.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
76°0′N17°14′E / 76.000°N 17.233°E / 76.000; 17.233 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°0′N60°19′E / 76.000°N 60.317°E / 76.000; 60.317 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
76°0′N66°31′E / 76.000°N 66.517°E / 76.000; 66.517 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just north of the Izvestiy TSIK Islands, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
76°0′N92°57′E / 76.000°N 92.950°E / 76.000; 92.950 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Taymyr Peninsula
76°0′N113°32′E / 76.000°N 113.533°E / 76.000; 113.533 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
76°0′N137°54′E / 76.000°N 137.900°E / 76.000; 137.900 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia New Siberian Islands - Kotelny Island
76°0′N139°34′E / 76.000°N 139.567°E / 76.000; 139.567 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
76°0′N140°58′E / 76.000°N 140.967°E / 76.000; 140.967 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia New Siberian Islands - Bunge Land and Faddeyevsky Island
76°0′N142°8′E / 76.000°N 142.133°E / 76.000; 142.133 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Passing just south of Zhokhov Island, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
76°0′N161°24′E / 76.000°N 161.400°E / 76.000; 161.400 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°0′N122°35′W / 76.000°N 122.583°W / 76.000; -122.583 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°0′N119°27′W / 76.000°N 119.450°W / 76.000; -119.450 (Crozier Channel) Crozier Channel
76°0′N118°6′W / 76.000°N 118.100°W / 76.000; -118.100 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest Territories - Eglinton Island
76°0′N117°33′W / 76.000°N 117.550°W / 76.000; -117.550 (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait
76°0′N116°26′W / 76.000°N 116.433°W / 76.000; -116.433 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northwest Territories - Melville Island
76°0′N111°58′W / 76.000°N 111.967°W / 76.000; -111.967 (Hecla and Griper Bay) Hecla and Griper Bay
76°0′N109°29′W / 76.000°N 109.483°W / 76.000; -109.483 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Melville Island
76°0′N107°35′W / 76.000°N 107.583°W / 76.000; -107.583 (Weatherall Bay) Weatherall Bay
76°0′N106°44′W / 76.000°N 106.733°W / 76.000; -106.733 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Melville Island
76°0′N105°50′W / 76.000°N 105.833°W / 76.000; -105.833 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel
76°0′N103°22′W / 76.000°N 103.367°W / 76.000; -103.367 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Massey Island
76°0′N102°27′W / 76.000°N 102.450°W / 76.000; -102.450 (Erskine Inlet) Erskine Inlet Passing just north of Alexander Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
76°0′N101°44′W / 76.000°N 101.733°W / 76.000; -101.733 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Bathurst Island, passing through the May Inlet
76°0′N97°37′W / 76.000°N 97.617°W / 76.000; -97.617 (Queens Channel) Queens Channel Passing just north of Baring Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Passing just south of Dundas Island and Margaret Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
76°0′N94°35′W / 76.000°N 94.583°W / 76.000; -94.583 (Queens Channel) Wellington Channel Passing just north of Baillie-Hamilton Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
76°0′N92°33′W / 76.000°N 92.550°W / 76.000; -92.550 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Devon Island
76°0′N89°55′W / 76.000°N 89.917°W / 76.000; -89.917 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound
76°0′N79°23′W / 76.000°N 79.383°W / 76.000; -79.383 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Coburg Island
76°0′N79°3′W / 76.000°N 79.050°W / 76.000; -79.050 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
76°0′N67°15′W / 76.000°N 67.250°W / 76.000; -67.250 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Crimson Cliffs near Cape York
76°0′N66°37′W / 76.000°N 66.617°W / 76.000; -66.617 (Melville Bay) Melville Bay
76°0′N59°45′W / 76.000°N 59.750°W / 76.000; -59.750 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland King Oscar Glacier
76°0′N19°54′W / 76.000°N 19.900°W / 76.000; -19.900 (Dove Bay) Dove Bay
76°0′N18°34′W / 76.000°N 18.567°W / 76.000; -18.567 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Store Koldewey Island
76°0′N18°28′W / 76.000°N 18.467°W / 76.000; -18.467 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

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