70th parallel north

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70th parallel north

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.

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:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
70°0′N 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
70°0′N 18°40′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Norway	Troms – islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland Finnmark (mainland)
70°0′N 27°22′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Finland	Passing about 10.3 km (6.3 miles) south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at 70°05.537′N 27°57.335′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. in the village of Nuorgam
70°0′N 28°2′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Norway	Finnmark
70°0′N 29°30′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Barents Sea
70°0′N 58°44′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Russia	Vaygach Island
70°0′N 60°12′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Kara Sea
70°0′N 66°56′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Russia	Yamal Peninsula
70°0′N 72°30′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Gulf of Ob
70°0′N 73°45′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Russia
70°0′N 159°53′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 168°13′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Russia	Ayon Island
70°0′N 168°31′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 170°35′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Russia
70°0′N 171°48′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 177°56′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Chukchi Sea
70°0′N 162°27′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	United States	Alaska
70°0′N 142°34′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Beaufort Sea
70°0′N 131°2′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Northwest Territories – Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula
70°0′N 129°30′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Beaufort Sea
70°0′N 128°18′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Northwest Territories – Cape Bathurst Peninsula
70°0′N 126°54′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N 125°12′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Northwest Territories – Parry Peninsula
70°0′N 124°30′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N 117°22′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	On Victoria Island: – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Nunavut
70°0′N 100°48′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Victoria Strait
70°0′N 98°50′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Larsen Sound	Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, Canada
70°0′N 97°35′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	James Ross Strait	Passing just north of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, Canada
70°0′N 96°17′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut
70°0′N 92°1′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Gulf of Boothia
70°0′N 86°54′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Nunavut – Crown Prince Frederik Island
70°0′N 86°27′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Fury and Hecla Strait
70°0′N 84°20′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Nunavut – Baffin Island
70°0′N 81°9′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Murray Maxwell Bay
70°0′N 80°19′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Nunavut – Baffin Island
70°0′N 78°39′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Steensby Inlet
70°0′N 77°41′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Canada	Nunavut – Baffin Island
70°0′N 67°20′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Baffin Bay	Northern limit of the Davis Strait
70°0′N 53°39′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Greenland	Disko Island
70°0′N 52°30′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Sullorsuaq Strait
70°0′N 51°28′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Greenland	Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°0′N 50°37′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Torsukattak Fjord
70°0′N 50°10′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Greenland	Sermeq Kujalleq
70°0′N 27°20′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Gaasefjord
70°0′N 25°15′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Greenland	Geikie Plateau
70°0′N 22°18′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Arctic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

See also

• 69th parallel north
• 71st parallel north

References

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