77th parallel north

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77th parallel north

The 77th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 77 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America. It is the northernmost integral parallel that passes through continental mainland (namely the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia).

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

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 77° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
77°0′N0°0′E / 77.000°N 0.000°E / 77.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
77°0′N16°30′E / 77.000°N 16.500°E / 77.000; 16.500 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
77°0′N17°15′E / 77.000°N 17.250°E / 77.000; 17.250 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
77°0′N67°40′E / 77.000°N 67.667°E / 77.000; 67.667 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island (northernmost point)
77°0′N67°57′E / 77.000°N 67.950°E / 77.000; 67.950 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N88°50′E / 77.000°N 88.833°E / 77.000; 88.833 (Russia)	Russia	Slozhnyy Island
77°0′N88°53′E / 77.000°N 88.883°E / 77.000; 88.883 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N95°21′E / 77.000°N 95.350°E / 77.000; 95.350 (Russia)	Russia	Russkiy Island
77°0′N96°15′E / 77.000°N 96.250°E / 77.000; 96.250 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
77°0′N101°20′E / 77.000°N 101.333°E / 77.000; 101.333 (Russia)	Russia	Taymyr Peninsula
77°0′N107°18′E / 77.000°N 107.300°E / 77.000; 107.300 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
77°0′N107°57′E / 77.000°N 107.950°E / 77.000; 107.950 (Russia)	Russia	Faddey Islands
77°0′N108°4′E / 77.000°N 108.067°E / 77.000; 108.067 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
77°0′N132°2′E / 77.000°N 132.033°E / 77.000; 132.033 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°0′N154°16′E / 77.000°N 154.267°E / 77.000; 154.267 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Passing just south of Henrietta Island,   Russia
77°0′N157°10′E / 77.000°N 157.167°E / 77.000; 157.167 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
77°0′N120°4′W / 77.000°N 120.067°W / 77.000; -120.067 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
77°0′N116°0′W / 77.000°N 116.000°W / 77.000; -116.000 (Moore Bay)	Moore Bay
77°0′N115°40′W / 77.000°N 115.667°W / 77.000; -115.667	Unnamed waterbody	Passing just north of Emerald Isle, Northwest Territories,   Canada Passing just south of Fitzwilliam Owen Island, Northwest Territories,   Canada Passing just south of Eight Bears Island, Northwest Territories,   Canada
77°0′N111°33′W / 77.000°N 111.550°W / 77.000; -111.550 (Hazen Strait)	Hazen Strait	Passing just north of Vesey Hamilton Island, Nunavut,   Canada
77°0′N109°0′W / 77.000°N 109.000°W / 77.000; -109.000 (Byam Martin Channel)	Byam Martin Channel
77°0′N104°52′W / 77.000°N 104.867°W / 77.000; -104.867 (Desbarats Strait)	Desbarats Strait	Passing just south of the Findlay Group, Nunavut,   Canada
77°0′N103°38′W / 77.000°N 103.633°W / 77.000; -103.633	Unnamed waterbody
77°0′N97°25′W / 77.000°N 97.417°W / 77.000; -97.417 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Crescent Island
77°0′N97°8′W / 77.000°N 97.133°W / 77.000; -97.133 (Napier Bay)	Napier Bay
77°0′N96°17′W / 77.000°N 96.283°W / 77.000; -96.283 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Devon Island
77°0′N95°13′W / 77.000°N 95.217°W / 77.000; -95.217 (Norwegian Bay)	Norwegian Bay
77°0′N88°43′W / 77.000°N 88.717°W / 77.000; -88.717 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
77°0′N79°15′W / 77.000°N 79.250°W / 77.000; -79.250 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay	Smith Bay
77°0′N78°22′W / 77.000°N 78.367°W / 77.000; -78.367 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
77°0′N78°4′W / 77.000°N 78.067°W / 77.000; -78.067 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
77°0′N71°19′W / 77.000°N 71.317°W / 77.000; -71.317 (Greenland)	Greenland	Steensby Land
77°0′N18°12′W / 77.000°N 18.200°W / 77.000; -18.200 (Greenland)	Greenland	Germania Land
77°0′N18°14′W / 77.000°N 18.233°W / 77.000; -18.233 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

See also

• 76th parallel north
• 78th parallel north