79th parallel north

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79th parallel north

The 79th parallel north is the circle of latitude located 79 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 astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
79°0′N0°0′E / 79.000°N 0.000°E / 79.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
79°0′N12°5′E / 79.000°N 12.083°E / 79.000; 12.083 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
79°0′N20°11′E / 79.000°N 20.183°E / 79.000; 20.183 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
79°0′N30°4′E / 79.000°N 30.067°E / 79.000; 30.067 (Norway) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Svalbard - island of Abeløya
79°0′N30°19′E / 79.000°N 30.317°E / 79.000; 30.317 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
79°0′N67°0′E / 79.000°N 67.000°E / 79.000; 67.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
79°0′N95°44′E / 79.000°N 95.733°E / 79.000; 95.733 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island
79°0′N99°58′E / 79.000°N 99.967°E / 79.000; 99.967 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
79°0′N101°6′E / 79.000°N 101.100°E / 79.000; 101.100 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island
79°0′N104°5′E / 79.000°N 104.083°E / 79.000; 104.083 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
79°0′N114°28′E / 79.000°N 114.467°E / 79.000; 114.467 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°0′N104°40′W / 79.000°N 104.667°W / 79.000; -104.667 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
79°0′N101°21′W / 79.000°N 101.350°W / 79.000; -101.350 (Peary Channel) Peary Channel
79°0′N94°12′W / 79.000°N 94.200°W / 79.000; -94.200 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island
79°0′N76°7′W / 79.000°N 76.117°W / 79.000; -76.117 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
79°0′N68°48′W / 79.000°N 68.800°W / 79.000; -68.800 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
79°0′N19°52′W / 79.000°N 19.867°W / 79.000; -19.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
79°0′N68°43′W / 79.000°N 68.717°W / 79.000; -68.717 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland North of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel)
79°0′N17°57′W / 79.000°N 17.950°W / 79.000; -17.950 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Main island of Norske Islands
79°0′N17°40′W / 79.000°N 17.667°W / 79.000; -17.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

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